This is a list of different resources to support families as they learn and talk about racism. It is always important to preview videos, books and other resources before sharing with your child, as some resources may not be age appropriate for your child.

• Your Kids Aren’t Too Young to Talk About Race: Resource Roundup (Resource List)
• They’re not too young to talk about race (PDF)
• How to Speak to Kids about Race Relations in America (TV interview)
• How to talk to kids about race and racism (Parent Toolkit)
• We Need Diverse Books : Focuses on representation in children’s literature and “own voices” authors
• Common Sense Media: Common Sense is the nation’s leading nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the lives of kids and families by providing the trustworthy information, education, and independent voice they need to thrive in the 21st century.
• Teaching Tolerance: Our mission is to help teachers and schools educate children and youth to be active participants in a diverse democracy.
• Healthy Children: American Academy of Pediatrics: HealthyChildren.org is the only parenting website backed by 67​,000 pediatricians committed to the attainment of optimal physical, mental, and social health and well-being for all infants, children, adolescents, and young adults.
• EmbraceRace: At EmbraceRace, we identify, organize – and, as needed, create – the tools, resources, discussion spaces, and networks we need to meet 4 goals:

• Nurture resilience in children of color
• Nurture inclusive, empathetic children of all stripes
• Raise kids who think critically about racial inequity
• Support a movement of kid and adult racial justice advocates for all children

• Common Sense Media Resources about Race and Racism: Articles and lists of media recommendations to help parents, educators, and others spark important conversations
• Talking to Children about Racism: Provides tips to guide conversations with children about racism
• 10 Tips for Reading Picture Books with Children through a Race-Conscious Lens: How can caregivers and educators best guide children to and through picture books with positive racial representations? How can we also support kids in resisting or reading against racist content?
• 10 Tips for Teaching and Talking to Kids About Race These tips are designed to help parents of all backgrounds teach and talk to their children about race early and often by lifting up age-appropriate activities that can be incorporated easily into your daily life. 

• Common Sense Media Video: Helping Kids Process Violence, Trauma, and Race in a World of Nonstop News
• How to raise kids to be anti-racist and talk to them about racism
• The Danger of a Single Story – Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie TED Talk
• The Windows and Mirrors of Your Child’s Bookshelf –  Grace Lin TED Talk

• EPISODE #116: How to Not (Accidentally) Raise a Racist

• Social Justice: Fifteen titles to address inequity, equality, and organizing for young readers | Great Books
• 31 Children’s books to support conversations on race, racism and resistance
• These Books Can Help You Explain Racism and Protest to Your Kids – New York Times
• 24 Books That Can Help Parents Talk to Kids About Race

Accessing Books

• Hippocampo Books: Local bookstore that focuses on books featuring diverse cultures and languages, provides children’s programming during normal operation, online orders only at this time
• Fairport Public Library: The public library has begun curbside pickup!
• Sora is a free eBook and audiobook resource available to all Fairport students. Books are read and listened to in the app or on the website, but internet/cell data is needed at first to download the items. Once the eBook or audiobook is downloaded, you do not need internet access to read. Click here for directions for accessing Sora.

• 10 Young Racial Justice Advocates You Should Know
• Books about Racism and Social Justice
• Anti-Racism Resources for Parents and Kids
• ROC2Change
• BrainPop resources:  Free resource list of BrainPOP topics, recommended by grade level, to help you engage in these difficult but essential conversations.

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