How kids learn about race

Watch Part 2 of this 2-part webinar series inviting caregivers, educators, and advocates into deeper learning, witnessing, and grounded practice in response to harmful immigration policies. 

This guide describes general patterns in children’s racial development from infancy to early adolescence, based on research. Learn about racial development milestones at different ages, and explore activities and goals for each age. 

A collection of resources designed specifically for parents, educators, and other caregivers who play meaningful roles in the lives of young Asian American children.

Explore the differences between "color-blind" and color-brave views of race, racism, and raising kids. 

Navigating conversations about race with young children can feel complex. We've created a simple framework to help you break down these important topics into concepts kids can understand. 

Like other parts of children’s development, learning about race begins very early — even before they’re walking and talking — and continues throughout childhood.

Children learn about race comes from many sources – not just their families. They are growing up in a world that provides a lot of information, misinformation, and messages about race. Here's a quick look at some of those sources and the kinds of messages they send.

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.