HOW TO RAISE AN ANTI-RACIST KID

This is what it means to raise an anti-racist kid

This may be uncomfortable to hear, but racism is ingrained in all of us. It’s no longer enough to teach kids not to “see colour”—in fact, it’s harmful. Here's how to take action.

Parenting

These are the anti-racism terms you and your kids need to know

Educating yourself so you can properly educate your kids is a necessary first step toward being anti-racist. Here’s a breakdown of some key concepts and buzzwords you may have seen circulating.

Parenting

How to talk to your kids' grandparents and relatives about racism

To raise an anti-racist kid, you need to learn how to talk to your whole family—grandparents and aunts and uncles included—about being anti-racist.

Parenting

How to take your kids to a protest safely

Making a sign, showing up and taking a stand for your beliefs is one way to show your kids and your community what anti-racism work looks like.

Opinion

Parents, maybe it's time to stop glorifying the police to your kids

Your kids get to play with Lego police sets and watch Paw Patrol and imagine the police officers as superheroes. Mine don’t.

Parenting

How to talk to kids about racism: An age-by-age guide

Explaining race and racism to kids can feel like a minefield for parents, but it doesn’t have to. Here’s our age-by-age guide to handling this topic.

Books

Decolonize your kids' bookshelf with these stories featuring characters of colour

Switching up the books in your family collection is just a small step toward raising anti-racist kids, but it’s an important one.

Parenting

5 reasons you haven't talked to your kids about racism

And why each one is rubbish.

Family life

5 ways to build a more representative playroom

Being deliberate in the toys and games you choose for your kids to play with at an early age will have long-term payoff.

Family life

My two sons can’t get their hair cut at the same salon—and that needs to change

I thought we'd get a sweet "first haircut" memory for the baby book, but it was derailed by systemic racism.

Parenting

As a parent of colour, I’m committed to recognizing my own internalized racial biases

People of colour can still hold racially biased beliefs. As a mom committed to raising anti-racist kids, this is something I'm working to change.

Opinion

How I'm talking to my white-passing kids about Asian phobia

When I became a parent, I was determined to raise my multiracial family with a respect and love for their Asian culture. But there's no doubt our whiteness provides a protective barrier against anti-Asian phobia.

Giving birth

I survived labour as a Black woman—and I believe my Black nurse played a huge role

My baby and I already had a higher chance of dying during delivery, but when my labour failed to progress and my fear turned to panic, only one person in the room could help: the one who looked like me.

More about racism

Parenting

These parents are using the Queen’s death to talk to their kids about colonialism

It can feel daunting at first, but we should all be talking to our kids about racism, colonialism and injustice with regularity. Moms Against Racism founder Kerry Cavers shares her top strategies.

Breastfeeding

It's Black Breastfeeding Week—here's why that matters

If you felt supported when you looked for breastfeeding help, have you ever considered whether that might be partially thanks to the colour of your skin?

School-age

Why Black kids need Black teachers

Most kids in this Ontario study had never been taught by a Black teacher.

Parenting

Here’s my challenge to white parents this school year

I’m tired. Tired of fighting for the education system to be more equitable. But white parents, you can help me.