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A Striving Parent

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

Tag: skin tone

My child is not colorblind and research supports neither is yours

Posted on April 20, 2016April 20, 2016 by strivingshannon

(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

Discussing skin tone with my toddler

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

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

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