Suggestions for centering and honoring connections between people of color and for helping kids of color foster friendships with other kids of color.

After incidents of mass violence, silence can be scarier for kids than a conversation with a trusted adult. Here are some guidelines for having those conversations with kids.

Because race impacts so much in the lives of young children, it’s critical that the adults in their lives normalize discussing race and get comfortable answering tough questions.

Suggestions for what adults can do when we become aware that our children in our lives have either committed or been subjected to microaggressions.

We, as caregivers, family members, teachers, healthcare providers, community members, and allies, can take steps to address the root causes of racialized health disparities, support resilience, and mitigate negative effects.

If we are to dismantle unjust systems, we need to educate ourselves and our children about how they work. Here are my suggestions for how to approach structural racism with children.

If drawing someone is a metaphor for, and a means to, truly seeing and honoring that person, then we must support all children to depict BIPOC characters as readily as they do White characters.

With the right attitude, resources and action plans, parents and other caregivers can help their kids love the skin they’re in and thereby help dismantle the discriminatory skin color hierarchies pervasive throughout the world.