Resources: Talking to Young Children About Race

Articles and Resources

CNN & Sesame Street Town Hall
Coming Together” Standing Up To Racism, June 6th at 10 AM
https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/02/us/cnn-sesame-street-standing-up-to-racism/index.html

Children are Not Colorblind. How Young Children Learn Race.
https://www.academia.edu/3094721/Children_Are_Not_Colorblind_How_Young_Children_Learn_Race

NPR interview with author Jennifer Harvey on How White Parents Can Talk About Race
https://www.npr.org/2020/05/31/866426170/raising-white-kids-author-on-how-white-parents-can-talk-about-race

How to Talk to Your Kids About Protests and Racism
https://amp-cnn-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/amp.cnn.com/cnn/2020/06/01/health/protests-racism-talk-to-children-wellness/

National Association for the Education of Young Children Equity Initiative
https://www.naeyc.org/our-work/initiatives/equity

Even Young Children Notice What’s Happening In The World Right Now. Here’s What You Can Do To Help Them Understand
https://laist.com/2020/06/02/how-to-talk-about-protests-racism-with-children.php

Beyond The Golden Rule
https://www.tolerance.org/sites/default/files/2017-06/beyond_golden_rule.pdf

We Need More White People to Talk to Their Kids About Race, Especially Now
https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2020/05/22/we-need-more-white-parents-talk-their-kids-about-race-especially-now/

Your Kids Aren’t Too Young To Talk About Race: Resource Roundup
https://www.prettygooddesign.org/blog/Blog%20Post%20Title%20One-5new4

 

Book Lists for Children

https://www.embracerace.org/resources/26-childrens-books-to-support-conversations-on-race-racism-resistance

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/09/22/books/23racebooks.html

http://www.raceconscious.org/childrens-books/