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[quote=Anonymous]We have recently moved into the area and now live in an up and coming neighborhood in DC (Petworth).  Our 2 kids have started in a new pre-school and are starting to make friends.

Many of the children in the neighborhood come from a much more diverse background than we have been used to.  We want to be open to people but are also very wary about exposing our young children to other families who face serious challenges.

It really concerns us how our children will be effected by other kids who have a much tougher home life.  We don't want our children to have to experience (even second-hand) what deprivation, domestic violence or abuse mean.  We understand that all of these issues effect many lower SES families in DC.

One way to protect our kids is to screen the other kids we let them spend time with, but we want to teach our kids to respectful to all.

How do other higher SES white parents protect their children's childhood living in the up and coming areas in DC?

Interested in how other parents are doing this.   Tips for when they start Elementary school would be appreciated as well.[/quote]

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