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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Does anyone have tips on how to begin talking about race and diversity with preschool-aged kids?[/quote]

OP don't stress about finding the best book that explains and illustrates the intricacies of race and diversity and don't stress about trying to follow the specific steps most recommended by child psychologists to open the discussion about race and diversity...just start the friggin conversation already.  
It's not going to be a one-time-and-all-taken-care-of-talk --- not if you want any genuine results that is.  
It's going to be an ongoing two-way conversation between you and your child where sometimes you answer his questions and sometimes you take a moment to point out microaggressions he may not notice.  
It's going to be an ongoing two-way conversation between you and your child where sometimes he's expressing his own opinions and sometimes you take a moment to explaining your own implicit biases.  
Much like parenting as a whole there is no specific script and there is no surefire method, but also just like parenting as a whole [b]you[/b] are the key.  
It's not about what some author says, its not about what the Top-10-Tips in some magazine are...its about you.
It's about your love and your support and your presence and your guidance and your diligence toward raising your child to become an objective, inclusive, and respectful adult.  
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I think that you are right about starting the conversation, but I think it is also important to read up on racism and the politics of color. Sometimes, as adults you do not realize how the things we do and say and systems from which we benefit can sometimes marginalize/generalize the people we are trying to be considerate of . In other words, do some self-educating on the topic because we don't always realize and recognize our own insensitivities and prejudices, even tho that is not our intention.[/quote]

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