Expert Tips on How to Talk to Kids About White Privilege
9 Expert Tips to Help You Talk to Your Kids About White Privilege
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The older children get, the more important it is for them to understand the history behind racism and white privilege. According to McKoy, in order to break patterns of racism, we have to acknowledge the wrongdoings of the past. "If we aren't informing our children about the importance of the history behind race and racism, the saying is that history will continue to repeat itself," she says.
Start by saying something like, "there is a history of white people doing bad things to Black people and other BIPOC," with examples and explanations as necessesary, and continue from there. This is an easy way for kids to start to understand what white privilege really is, why it exists in the first place, and what they can do about it.