Stop. Listen. Learn. Grow.

Daniela, Hayley, and Kyra join us to help us all learn how to discuss racism and current events with our (nanny)kids and teach us as parents/nannies/colleagues/friends how to be allies at this crucial point in our history.

RESOURCES FOR ADULTS AND CHILDREN:
For Parents

Books:

·       Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria by Beverly Daniel Tatum

·       Let’s Talk About Race by Julius Lester, Illustrated by Karen Barbour 

·       Unconditional: A Guide to Loving and Supporting Your LGBTQ Child (Book for Parents of a Gay Child, Transgender, Coming Out, and Readers of Always My Child) by Telaina Eriksen

Websites:

·       Scholastic.com (For childrens books, articles on parenting, and more info about diversity)

·       Embrace Race (for finding children’s books) (https://www.embracerace.org/resources/where-to-find-diverse-childrens-books)

·       Edutopia (Race, Diversity, and Social Justice) (https://www.edutopia.org/blog/teaching-young-children-social-justice-jinnie-spiegler)

Videos:

·       How to Talk to Kids about Race (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNEKbVq_ou4)

·       A Talk about George Floyd between a bi racial mom and her son (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RnCYlRy2Ilg)

For Kids

Books:

·       Something Happened in Our Town by Ann Hazzard, Marianne Celano, and Marietta Collins

·       A is for Activist by Innosanto Nagara

·       I am Enough by Grace Beyers

·       I am Jazz by Jessica Herthel

·       Red by Michael Hall

Shows: 

·       Sesame Street

·       Steven Universe

·       Avatar the Last Airbender

·       Mira, the Detective

·       Nella the Princess Knight

Videos: 

·       Discrimination Explained for Kids (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6uXgJA-VfjI)

·       Explaining Race and Discrimination (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ayoSRpQ8I-U)

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