Paper Towns
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Hosted by inaugural National Youth Poet Laureate, Amanda Gorman, this half-hour program is something that families can do together and that it demonstrates familiar characters in a situation that might be applicable to the kids’ life.
This series of short 2 - 3 minute videos takes a closer look at the unfair effects of our subconscious.
Learn seven tips from Dr. White to help parents prepare for difficult conversations about race with their children and start discussions using picture books, activities, and asking questions.
Twelve Books to Help Children Understand Race, Anti-Racism and Protest
This exhaustive resource list was developed by The HOPE Speaks Project, a local nonprofit working to normalize conversations about race and racism through a family-centered approach. It contains lists of developmentally appropriate books for people of all ages (babies-adults), podcasts, YouTube videos, Ted Talks, websites, TV shows and movies to support additional learning.
Supporting Healthy Identity Development Excerpt from A Place to Begin: Working With Parents on Issues of Diversity
As US racial divisions and inequities grow sharper and more painful, the work of envisioning and creating systems of authentic racial inclusion and belonging in the United States remains work in progress. We believe that reversing the trend must begin in our homes, schools, and communities with our children’s hearts and minds.
Children's books to help the kids understand topics of Race and Diversity
Video: On this episode of Talking Race & Kids, we take a close look at the childhood landscape of racial learning. Beyond what we say to them explicitly, what other factors shape what our children learn about race? How do differences in racial and class identities shape the ways children learn and are taught about race? Maggie and Erin share their research then Andrew and Melissa of EmbraceRace take questions and comments from the EmbraceRace community
(Video, action guide, and additional resources) “If you're a parent who understands the importance of seeking out picture books that feature Black and Indigenous People and People of Color (BIPOC) -- offering children, as Dr. Rudine Sims Bishop phrased it, “mirrors and windows” to the world -- it can still be challenging to know how to choose a good book from among what’s increasingly available on the “diverse books” market.
Resources for Parents from the American Psychological Association