Really helpful language to discuss what's going on with preschoolers/elementary

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Anonymous wrote:It is bad parenting to talk to young kids about this at all.

Do you live in a bunker?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:It is bad parenting to talk to young kids about this at all.

What?!

I don’t know if I’m going to tell my 3 year old that a cop killed a man, but we are working hard to give her a foundation of exposure to a diverse set of friends, teachers, etc. We’re hoping it’ll help instill in her a sense that seeing POC in all sorts of jobs/roles is a normal thing.

When she’s a bit older, we will talk to her about racism. Right now we’re trying to build a foundation.

This. Exactly this. You don't need to give your kids the gory details on what happened, but you should start talking about diversity and oppression. My first grader learned about segregation and slavery, my 4 year old has books that talk about people with different skin colors. And we live in a diverse area, are a multi-cultural family, and have a diverse group of friends.

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Anonymous wrote:It is bad parenting to talk to young kids about this at all.

Especially with anxiety related to the pandemic, we are trying to shield our kids from what is going on and I won’t apologize for it. They will have plenty of time in life to learn about these issues.

Congratulations, you're white.

I am a member of a minority that does quite well in the victimhood Olympics. I am not exposing them to our traumas, current or historical, at this age either.

WOW.

[Anonymous]

Thank you for posting this, OP. I found it helpful.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My kids know nothing about this. They are happier this way. Dealing with a pandemic is enough for them right now. Good lord OP.

+1. Unless they ask because they heard it from a friend, I tell nothing. They are 6 and 8. And before someone says, your white privilege is showing, we are a black family.

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"Sometimes people are treated unfairly because of the color of their skin. In our family, we don't think that's okay."

Words to start with.