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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DD is turning 3 in about 2 weeks and we are not having direct conversations with her, because frankly she would not understand. We don't live in a very diverse neighborhood and nearly all of her friends are white. Her favorite babysitter is black but otherwise she does not have much exposure at this age. I'm aware that may sound a little cringe-y but aside from actively going out to find her black friends I'm not sure how to correct this until she goes to school.

At this point, we are reading books that feature a diverse group of people (She Persisted, She Persisted Around The World, This Little Trailblazer and Just Ask are our favorites) and make a point to get library books that feature a diverse group of characters.

What else can we be doing?[/quote]

I think there are lots of things you can be doing, but you’ll need to put in the work - I would start by reading, so many resources have been posted and created for white parents to help navigate this - books for parents to read, Instagram feeds to follow, start reading and figuring out what you can do. [/quote]

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