How much time is spend talking about race with teens in your house? Growing up, my parents and I didn’t talk about race lot but that didn’t mean my racial and cultural identity wasn’t important. We celebrated Autumn Moon Festival with moon cakes and engaged in traditions to bring us good luck, fortune, and happiness…
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How to Teach Kids About Current Events with The Juice
This post is sponsored by The Juice and includes tracking links. For more information about tracking links and how to opt out, please visit All About Do Not Track prior to clicking any links found in this post. We want our kids to be news savvy but it’s difficult when not all the headlines, photos,…
How You and Your Kids Can Stop Asian Hate
The days following the Atlanta shooting have been difficult. They’ve been filled with impactful conversations about Asian hate on and offline as well as how current events have impacted my biracial teens. I am grateful to those who have read, shared, commented, and messaged to check on me and my family. I’m also incredibly thankful…
What My Biracial Teen Wants You to Know About Anti-Asian Racism
“I’m going to read your post about ways to stop Asian hate,” my 17 year old daughter, Emily, told me late one night this past weekend. The next morning I woke up to a series of texts that shared her struggles with anti-Asian racism as a biracial teen. As a family, we’ve always talked about…
6 Things You Can Do to Stop Asian Hate Right Now
I am Asian- Chinese, to be specific. The rise in violence, discrimination, and xenophobia against fellow Asians around the country over the past year has been terrible. This week’s Atlanta shooting by a domestic terrorist who “was fed up, at the end of his rope” and “had a bad day” is absolutely horrific. If you’ve…
6 Tips for Talking to Kids About the Attack on the U.S. Capitol
Yesterday afternoon I sat on my couch watching the footage of the United States Capitol being overtaken by insurrectionists with my two teens. Along with the range of emotions, there were many questions. Today as we attempt unpack all that happened, your kids might want to talk about the events and what this means for…
Nightly News: Kids Edition Addresses Questions We Can’t Always Answer
Having our kids home with us all day gives them opportunities to ask us important questions about current events but sometimes they’re ones we can’t answer. Thank goodness Nightly News: Kids Edition is here to help!
Facebook Town Hall Meeting: Joe Biden Talks to Parents Magazine About Gun Violence (2/19)
Recent current events have made gun violence and gun safety hot topics. On Tuesday, February 19 Parents invites you to join a video town hall with Vice President Joe Biden at 3:30 pm Eastern Time. Join the conversation by submitting thoughtful questions for Vice President Biden via the Parents Facebook page. Your questions about gun…
