It’s been nearly two years since I started A Striving Parent and began the process of deeply examining my participation in and… Read more Naming the joys I’ve found in anti-racist work
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Raising kids to recognize and embrace difference is a way to resist Trump’s hate-filled agenda
If I could describe my mental state following the election in one word, I’d choose “scattered”. At first, there was a lot… Read more Raising kids to recognize and embrace difference is a way to resist Trump’s hate-filled agenda
Parents: how do we teach our kids to recognize, celebrate and defend differences in themselves and others?
The first time I put my daughter’s hair in a ponytail, my son, who was 3 at the time, asked… Read more Parents: how do we teach our kids to recognize, celebrate and defend differences in themselves and others?
And now, back to our regular scheduled programming
The last few days have certainly been interesting. Interesting and a wee bit stressful. Last week’s post got picked up by… Read more And now, back to our regular scheduled programming
Parents who inspire: Adelaide Lancaster
I’m really excited to be featuring Adelaide Lancaster as the latest Parent Who Inspires! She is a co-founder of We Stories,… Read more Parents who inspire: Adelaide Lancaster
10 lessons I’ve learned as a white parent striving for racial justice
It’s hard to believe, but A Striving Parent turns a year old today. A year ago, after the Charleston massacre of… Read more 10 lessons I’ve learned as a white parent striving for racial justice
My child is not colorblind and research supports neither is yours
(All names have been changed) My nearly four-year-old son came home from his first soccer practice excited and exhausted. I… Read more My child is not colorblind and research supports neither is yours
Proactively naming race with my infant
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
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
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