When your child asks if they’ll be harmed like the people on the news, what do you say? Psychologists provide tips on how to talk about identity
- A child asking whether speaking Spanish could lead to being taken away may be trying to understand something they heard.
- Parents cannot control every message children encounter, but they can explain what those messages mean and do not mean.
- Psychologists advise parents to become curious about a child’s concern before immediately correcting or reassuring them.
- Discussing identity as a normal part of family life may help children view it with pride while acknowledging that discrimination exists.
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Psychologists provide tips on how to talk about identity
Imagine your child asks you out of the blue, "If we speak Spanish, will they take you away?" Or imagine them suddenly asking what an offensive slur means. When a child asks these types of questions, it can be difficult to trace them back to a specific news story or event. But you may not need to. The question itself tells you that your child is trying to make sense of something they heard.
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When your child asks if they’ll be harmed like the people on the news, what do you say? Psychologists provide tips on how to talk about identity
Imagine your child asks you out of the blue, “If we speak Spanish, will they take you away?” Or imagine them suddenly asking what an offensive slur means. When a child asks these types of questions, it can be difficult to trace them back to a specific news story or event. But you may not need to. The question itself tells you that your child is trying to make sense of something they heard. As parents, we’ve each had some version of these convers…
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