Discussing Black Lives Matter, Racism and Protests With Your Child

PBS Kids - How To Talk Honestly With Kids About Racism

Here are seven tips from Dr. White to help parents prepare for difficult conversations and start discussions, using picture books, activities, and asking questions of our children.

PBS KIDS Talk About: Race & Racism

In the PBS KIDS Talk About: Race & Racism special, PBS KIDS spoke with real families and had conversations about racial identity, anti-Black racism, and how it is incumbent on all of us — children and parents alike — to actively work towards building a more equitable society.

Arthur on Racism: Talk, Listen and Act

Arthur, Buster, and Mrs. MacGrady talk about ways we can all fight racism and stand up for what’s right.

' Speak up!' - Sesame Street Tackles Racism in a TV special

Here are some resources to help guide you through talking with your child about complex issues such as race and equity in age-appropriate ways.

Access this Black Lives Matter Instructional Library to hear read aloud stories. When you "click" on a book image it will open a link to the youtube read-aloud for that book. As with all youtube links please turn off the "autoplay" feature.

Racism and Violence: Using Your Power as a Parent to Support Children Aged Two to Five

Children aren't born racist. Here's how parents can stop them from becoming racist.

Talking Race With Young Children : Parenting: Difficult Conversations

Talking About Race, Age-by-Age

Becoming Upended: Teaching and Learning about Race and Racism with Young Children and Their Families

Anti-Racism Books for Kids

Sesame Street's Elmo and His Dad, Louie Talk About Racism and Protesting - this is a link to a video on YouTube - please remember to disable Autoplay feature

They're Not Too Young To Talk About Race