Resources to support kids and their adults with processing big feelings and emotions in the aftermath

Check out this research-backed guidance with kid-friendly language for caregivers discussing police violence with children. 

Like other parts of children’s development, learning about race begins very early — even before they’re walking and talking — and continues throughout childhood.

Children learn about race comes from many sources – not just their families. They are growing up in a world that provides a lot of information, misinformation, and messages about race. Here's a quick look at some of those sources and the kinds of messages they send.

When I was a kid, I saw my cultural identity represented in media on opposite ends of the spectrum: completely Americanized or completely Chinese.

I am one of more and more Black and brown parents looking at our legacy of parenting practices and decolonizing the way we make room for our children.

What if, together, we created some bits of infrastructure to help us identify, organize and connect practitioners and researchers, individuals and organizations in the emerging field of children’s racial learning?

Diverse books offer opportunities to practice humility, to learn things society teaches us to look away from. This isn’t a sacrifice, but an invitation. Aren’t we lucky to have an invitation to learn more and to grow beyond where we are?