racism

How Donald Trump is making parenting even harder

How Donald Trump is making parenting even harder

Racial tension has boiled over here and in the U.S., and I have no idea how to equip my daughter with the skills she needs to survive this.

Elamin Abdelmahmoud

YouTube sucks at vetting racist videos for kids—so parents need to step in

YouTube sucks at vetting racist videos for kids—so parents need to step in

The racist bedtime story "Dina and the Prince" and song "Dig It Up" should never have been allowed on the site, but don't trust YouTube to fix it.

Natalie Harmsen

Black girls face discrimination as young as five years old, says this study

Black girls face discrimination as young as five years old, says this study

A study from Georgetown Law’s Center on Poverty and Inequality has found that prejudice and racism affects black girls as early as kindergarten.

Emily Rivas

They say removing playground basketball nets is about noise—I say it’s about race

They say removing playground basketball nets is about noise—I say it’s about race

""The stereotypes about basketball culture are so pervasive that anti-Black racism is at work here, regardless of the race of the kids at the courts."

Kearie Daniel

As a mixed-race woman, I’m nervous about the royal baby

As a mixed-race woman, I’m nervous about the royal baby

Ebony-Renee Baker, FLARE

I’m not a pushy helicopter mom; I just need to advocate for my kids

I’m not a pushy helicopter mom; I just need to advocate for my kids

I'm not a helicopter mom, I just need to be hyper-involved and vigilant to make sure that my children make it through school without becoming statistics.

Kearie Daniel

Can my white child dress as Black Panther for Halloween?

Can my white child dress as Black Panther for Halloween?

Black Panther is a movie steeped in Black empowerment. So is it OK if your non-Black child wants to dress as the superhero for Halloween?

Kearie Daniel

I wish I had a book like this when I was growing up

I wish I had a book like this when I was growing up

At the bookstore, among the paperbacks about caterpillars, bears and little tots, I couldn’t find a single story with a main character who looked like me.

Ishani Nath

This family raised A TON of money to help the migrant children separated from their parents

This family raised A TON of money to help the migrant children separated from their parents

They surpassed their initial goal by over one million percent!

Kevin John Siazon

How to talk to young kids about tough topics in the news

How to talk to young kids about tough topics in the news

When we parents struggle to digest the news these days, how do we talk to kids about everything from school shootings to sexual predators?

Dawn Yanek

How becoming the mother of a biracial child made me realize privilege

How becoming the mother of a biracial child made me realize privilege

I thought I knew and understood racism, but then I became a mother. Now I only realize now how blind I was all this time.

Eva Wieners

Why I don’t buy H&M’s apology for their racist sweater

Why I don’t buy H&M’s apology for their racist sweater

As a Black woman, a mom and a part-time model, writer Bee Quammie is seriously unimpressed with H&M right now.

Bee Quammie, Flare

This offensive monkey sweatshirt has one retailer in very hot water

This offensive monkey sweatshirt has one retailer in very hot water

How did no one stop and think that this might be insensitive!

Liz Krieger

Why my kindergartner won’t be dressing up as a Native for Thanksgiving

Why my kindergartner won’t be dressing up as a Native for Thanksgiving

Instead, I’m pulling my daughter out of class and taking her to an Indigenous museum to really learn about history.

Today's Parent

Why are parents so defensive about play teepees?

Why are parents so defensive about play teepees?

Overcoming centuries of cultural appropriation may seem scary, but when you shift your focus to respect and consent instead of outrage, it gets much easier.

Alicia Elliott

School board to kids: Please don’t wear these Halloween costumes

School board to kids: Please don’t wear these Halloween costumes

Guidelines on how to avoid dressing your kids up in potentially offensive Halloween costumes were sent to families from an Ontario school board.

Tim Johnson

Unsure how to talk to your kids about injustice? Start with sports.

Unsure how to talk to your kids about injustice? Start with sports.

Our kids look at athletes as heroes, and what they do (or don’t do) can be excellent entry points to talk about equality, cooperation and fair play.

Shireen Ahmed

Kids' textbook whitewashes Canadian history and I wish I were more surprised

Kids' textbook whitewashes Canadian history and I wish I were more surprised

"We are dangerously close to maintaining a racist and ill-informed status quo when it comes to educating our children."

Cherie Dimaline

Why your white kid probably shouldn’t dress up as Moana for Halloween

Why your white kid probably shouldn’t dress up as Moana for Halloween

Some people continue to see no problem with their white children wanting to dress up as racialized characters.

Eden Hagos

Kids shouldn't go to schools named after John A. Macdonald

Kids shouldn't go to schools named after John A. Macdonald

"What we are asking is that you not force Indigenous people to send our children to a school named after a man who stole our grandparents."

Cherie Dimaline

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