Tools for Anti-Racist Parenting

Kid-led protest, Richmond Elementary School, Portland

Educating ourselves, as individuals, about systemic racism and white supremacy is the first step to being able to raise children who are not just not racist but are actively anti-racist.

In the aftermath of the murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and Ahmaud Arbery, there has been an exciting groundswell of resources for understanding racism in the United States - here are some of our favorite resources specific to the work of parenting:

Quick tools for parents:

• 100 Race-Conscious Things You Can Say To Your Child to Advance Racial Justice

• How To Talk To Your Kids About Race

Watch with your kids:

• CNN and Sesame Street team-up for a town hall on racism

Read with your kids:

• Coretta Scott King Book Award Winners: books for children and young adults

• 31 Children's books to support conversations on race, racism and resistance

• Anti-Racism for Kids 101: Starting to Talk About Race

Multimedia:

• Black Lives Matter interactive reading room

Podcasts for Parents:

• Parenting Forward podcast episode ‘Five Pandemic Parenting Lessons with Cindy Wang Brandt’

• Fare of the Free Child podcast

• Integrated Schools podcast episode “Raising White Kids with Jennifer Harvey”

Articles for Parents:

• How White Parents Can Talk To Their Kids About Race | NPR

• Teaching Your Child About Black History Month | PBS

• Your Kids Aren't Too Young to Talk About Race: Resource Roundup from Pretty Good