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How to Discuss Historical Trauma with Young Children

My son is learning about slavery in school and asked if our white neighbors' ancestors owned our ancestors and I froze because I have never talked to him about race this directly.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Educational encounters with historical injustice require parents to address racial reality in age-appropriate yet honest ways.

Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Raising children across cultures and faiths?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.