Product Description

Uses concrete examples to show caregivers how to examine their own attitudes and biases, discuss prejudice with their children in an age-appropriate manner, and deal with the biases of outside influences.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1308591 in Books
• Published on: 1993-11-04
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 208 pages

From Publishers Weekly
"Whether a child is black, white, brown, yellow, or red, he or she is growing up with a negative or uninformed outlook toward people of other colors." The Hopsons, who are both parents and psychologists, concluded this after conducting the study that led to their previous book, Different and Wonderful: Raising Black Children in a Race-Conscious Society . Their new book is needed. In it, the authors examine the sources of racial and ethnic stereotypes and explore the attitudes of parents before dispensing advice about raising offspring. When they do dispense it ("Monitor what your youngsters watch on TV"; "Encourage your child to have contact outside the school with classmates of other races"), the advice is grounded in real-life scenarios and current (or recent) events. It is realistic, not Pollyannaish, and well-focused, not preachy. A final chapter supplies folktales from around the world for reading aloud to young children.
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Customer Reviews

An informative book on how to teach kids about races.
I am a college student and I chose this book to read for my Race and Society class. The examples of situations, that could have possibly been avoided, had the kids been taught properly, were a wake up call to me. I never realized how easily kids pick up on small subtle signals that parents send nor did I realize how aware children are of differences. The book was very informative in teaching me about how adults pass signs to kids, unknowingly, and informative on how to teach kids about the multicultural society that we are living in. I am not a parent yet, but I am going into education. I think this has well prepared me for both areas, when the time comes.