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Arkansas Granny

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9. When my kids were young, we lived in a mixed race neighborhood and

Reply to gollygee (Original post)

Fri Jul 8, 2016, 10:40 PM

Jul 2016

their grade school was predominantly black. I believe it was a good experience for them. They learned that color was just skin and underneath that we have many more similarities than differences.

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How silence can breed prejudice: Child development prof explains how/why to talk to kids about race [View all] gollygee Jul 2016 OP

I know that when my children were young I had no idea SheilaT Jul 2016 #1

Thanks. elleng Jul 2016 #2

And we are still having conversation with boys at 18 and 21. Talk to kids, age appropriate, always seabeyond Jul 2016 #3

"Race" is a concept developed over 100 years ago. xfundy Jul 2016 #4

Way, way over 100 years gollygee Jul 2016 #5

That makes sense. EllieBC Jul 2016 #6

Yep, just like sex ed gollygee Jul 2016 #7

That's what I thought of too. EllieBC Jul 2016 #8

When my kids were young, we lived in a mixed race neighborhood and Arkansas Granny Jul 2016 #9

My neighborhood and school district were similar growing up gollygee Jul 2016 #10