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A Striving Parent

A blog for parents passionate about racial justice and striving to raise socially concious kids

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Proactively naming race with my infant

Posted on September 9, 2015October 30, 2015 by strivingshannon

Last week, I wrote about the online course, “Raising Race Conscious Children” I completed with my husband. The course is… Read more Proactively naming race with my infant

One way to debunk the “but what can we do?” mentality

Posted on September 2, 2015October 30, 2015 by strivingshannon

Before I started this blog, I was in a near constant state of despondence. I’d watch or read the news… Read more One way to debunk the “but what can we do?” mentality

Discussing skin tone with my toddler

Posted on August 26, 2015October 30, 2015 by strivingshannon

Last week, I was playing with my kids (son: 3 years old; daughter: 11 months old) in the baby’s room after… Read more Discussing skin tone with my toddler

To unfriend or not to unfriend…

Posted on August 12, 2015October 30, 2015 by strivingshannon

I grew up in Atlanta, Georgia. The oasis of the South, as some might say. Atlanta leans blue against a… Read more To unfriend or not to unfriend…

In defense of armchair activism

Posted on August 5, 2015August 5, 2015 by strivingshannon

On the day I published this blog, my 3 year old son broke his wrist. I went from riding the… Read more In defense of armchair activism

My toddler called me a racist…

Posted on July 29, 2015October 30, 2015 by strivingshannon

…Out of the blue, while washing his hands one day. It sounded more like “ray-tish” and for a solid 2 minutes… Read more My toddler called me a racist…

The power of conversation

Posted on July 24, 2015October 30, 2015 by strivingshannon

Something amazing happened today. I went to lunch with a dear neighbor and our two infant daughters. What started out… Read more The power of conversation

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