As protests and riots continue in the wake of George Floyd's death, parents across the country are figuring out how to talk to their children about the protests and fighting racism. Here's what the experts say:
Smith said conversations about race with not only her son but also her two daughters are nothing new in their household.Sarah Smith, of Connecticut, poses with her husband and three children."We have to have these conversations every single day because they are African-American, living in America right now," she said.Laura Zimmermann is a white mom with two kids who live in Oak Park, an area of Chicago she and her husband chose to raise their kids in because of its diversity.
Tatum added that it's important for white parents especially to remember that the conversations brought on by the death of George Floyd -- who was pinned down by a Minneapolis police officer, an act that was caught on camera -- is"not new information for African-American families." Protesters march during a solidarity rally for George Floyd, May 30, 2020, in New York. Demonstrators took to the streets of New York City to protest the death of Floyd, a black man who died after he was taken into police custody in Minneapolis on Memorial Day.
"In order to understand the present, we have to understand the past, and it might mean that you don't know all the answers and you don't feel confident even talking about this with your children. But that means that you could do some work to learn the answers to these questions," she said."You can take the time to read up on this and this could be something even that you do with your children."Dr.
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