Today we counter the myth that kids learn problematic ideas about race exclusively from their parents and caregivers by looking at another source of children's racial learning - systems of racial inequality that kids live within and perceive all around them. 

Kids learn about race from many sources and many of those lessons cause problems. Media is one such source. We take a critical look at children’s media and discuss strategies for raising to resist the stereotypes they encounter.

We come across this myth A LOT at EmbraceRace. 

Why are (some) multiracial kids are often seen as part of the solution to our racial woes? How does that belief affect those kids and how might we respond as caregivers?

Don't believe it! Like other enduring myths about race, this one is a real block to understanding and acting in ways that promote racial justice. 

We give you the backstory of EmbraceRace and then dive into a conversation with developmental psychologist Tara Mandalaywala about what we know about whether and how babies and young children perceive racial differences.