Resources

Presentation

• PBS Parent Special "Talking to Children Authentically about Race and Racism"
• From the PBS Panelist: More Resources on Race and Racism
• Educators Guide to PBS Special - Reflective questions created by SCC-CAAEYC Program Committee
• Powerpoint slides

Web Resources and Toolkits

• Free Webinar from Early Childhood Investigations: Justice From the Streets to the Early Childhood Classroom July 8, 2020 | 2 PM Eastern Time
• Talking About Race: Online teaching tool from the Smithsonian's African American History Museum.
• How to Talk to Kids About Race and Racism: A social and emotional development parent toolkit.
• EmbraceRace: Tools, resources, discussion spaces, and networks for nurturing children of color and helping all children think empathically and critically about racial inequity.
• Talking to Children About Differences and Similarities: Tips for understanding the research and supporting children's ability to notice differences and similarities around them.
• Effective Practice Guides: A description of developmental domain-specific practices in early learning settings. See Approaches to Learning and Social and Emotional Development: Sense of Identity and Belonging.
• Children Are Not Colorblind: How Young Children Learn Race: Research to practice brief for educators to help children understand race and inequity.

Book Lists

• From PBS KIDS for Parents - 13 Children’s Books About Race and Diversity
• From The New York Times - Anti-Racism Books for Kids
• RES and Reading with Your Children: Using Books to Help Children Understand Race and Culture: A one-minute video explaining how well-chosen books can support children's understanding and resilience.
• Reading and RES: Parent Tip Tool: Guidance on choosing appropriate books and more from RES.
• Raising Race Conscious Children: Children's Books: A blogger's collection of children's books that explicitly name race or show a diverse cast of characters.
• Los Angeles Public Library: Black Lives Matter
• Why Race And Culture Matter In Schools by Dr. Tyrone Howard
• Understanding Black Male Learning Style by Dr. Jawanza Kunjufu
• The Trouble With Black Boys by Pedro Noguera

Articles and Resources for Early Educators

• From the National Museum of African American History & Culture - Children Are Not Colorblind: How Young Children Learn Race by Erin N. Winkler
• From ZERO TO THREE - Racism and Violence: Using Your Power as a Parent to Support Children Aged Two to Five by Rebecca Parlakian
• Kaplan "Talking to Children About Racism"
• They're Not Too Young to Talk About Race! An infographic of the developmental trajectory of how children learn about race.
• Racism and Violence: How to Help Kids Handle the News: An article from ChildMind Institute about supporting children during scary times.
• Racism and Violence: Using Your Power as a Parent to Support Children Aged Two to Five: A Zero to Three parenting resource with guidelines for talking about racism and equality in age-appropriate ways.
• How to Talk Honestly with Children About Racism: Tips from PBS KIDS.
• NAEYC Advancing Equity in Early Childhood Education Position Statement
• Head Start ECLKC Multicultural Principles for Early Childhood Leaders
• Head Start ECLKC Supporting the School Readiness and Success of Young African American Boys Project: Reflections on a Culturally Responsive Strength-Based Approach:

Podcast/Videos/Media

• Coming Together: Standing Up to Racism: A CNN/Sesame Street Town Hall for kids and families.
• Podcast: From the University of Pittsburgh Office of Child Development Positive Racial Identity Development in Early Education (P.R.I.D.E.) Program - In My Skin Podcast
• NPR Why All Parents Should Talk with Their Kids About Social Identity
• NPR How White Parents Can Talk to Their Kids About Race
• NPR Talking Race with Young Children

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