Raising white kids
Subtitle: bringing up children in a racially unjust America
By: Jennifer Harvey ; foreword by Tim Wise
Contributors: Wise, Tim J., writer of foreword
Publisher: Abingdon Press
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 306
ISBN-13: 9781501856426
Subjects: Parenting; Race awareness in children; Parent and child
Description: "Raising White Kids is a book for families, churches, educators and communities who want to equip their children to be active and able participants in a society that is becoming one of the most racially diverse in the world while remaining full of racial tensions. For white people who are committed to equity and justice, living in a nation that remains racially unjust and deeply segregated creates unique conundrums. These conundrums begin early in life and impact the racial development of white children in powerful ways. What can we do within our homes, communities and schools? Should we teach our children to be "colorblind"? Or, should we teach them to notice race? What roles do we want to equip them to play in addressing racism when they encounter it? What strategies will help our children learn to function well in a diverse nation? Talking about race means naming the reality of white privilege and hierarchy. How do we talk about race honestly, then, without making our children feel bad about being white? Most importantly, how do we do any of this in age-appropriate ways? While a great deal of public discussion exists in regard to the impact of race and racism on children of color, meaningful dialogue about and resources for understanding the impact of race on white children are woefully absent. Raising White Kids steps into that void."--Amazon.com.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: Good parents, hard conversations; title: From color-blindness to race-conscious parenting; title: Where do I start?; title: What does a "healthy" white kid look like?; title: Do we have to call it racism?; title: Our bodies in racial scripts; title: Diversity is confusing!; title: What does resistance look like?; title: Conclusion: A just racial future.