I'm Chocolate, You're Vanilla: Raising Healthy Black and Biracial Children in a Race-Conscious World: A Guide for Parents and Teachers
Myth: Black and biracial children dislike their race from the time they are preschoolers.\ Reality: Young black and biracial children are unable to understand racial prejudice. In fact, developmentally they are incapable of understanding the concept of race.\ A child's concept of race is quite different from that of an adult. Young children perceive skin color as magical-even changeable'and unlike adults, are incapable of understanding the mature concepts surrounding race and racism. Just as...
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This superb, rational, and highly readable volume answers a deeply felt need. Parents and educators alike have long struggled to understand what meanings race might have for the very young, and for ways to insure that every child grows up with a healthy sense of self. Marguerite Wright handles sensitive issues with consummate clarity, practicality, and hope. Here we have an indispensable guide that will doubtless prove a classic.--Edward Zigler, sterling professor of psychology and director, Yale Bush Center in Child Development and Social Policy A child's concept of race is quite different from that of an adult. Young children perceive skin color as magical--even changeable--and unlike adults, are incapable of understanding adult predjudices surrounding race and racism. Just as children learn to walk and talk, they likewise come to understand race in a series of predictable stages. Based on Marguerite A. Wright's research and clinical experience, I'm Chocolate, You're Vanilla teaches us that the color-blindness of early childhood can, and must, be taken advantage of in order to guide the positive development of a child's self-esteem. Wright answers some fundamental questions about children and race including:What do children know and understand about the color of their skin? When do children understand the concept of race? Are there warning signs that a child is being adversely affected by racial prejudice? How can adults avoid instilling in children their own negative perceptions and prejudices? What can parents do to prepare their children to overcome the racism they are likely to encounter?How can schools lessen theimpact of racism?With wisdom and compassion, I'm Chocolate, You're Vanilla spells out how to educate black and biracial children about race, while preserving their innate resilience and optimism--the birthright of all children.Educational LeadershipThis book is useful for all parents who want their children to grow up with healthy attitudes in a world that uses race to separate human beings. . . . A worthwhile read.
Pt. IThat Magical Place: Race Awareness in the Preschool YearsCh. 1Chocolate and Vanilla: How Preschoolers See Color and RaceCh. 2How Preschoolers Begin to Learn Racial AttitudesCh. 3When to Be Concerned That Race Is a Problem for PreschoolersCh. 4Raising the Racially Healthy PreschoolerPt. IIThe Waning of Racial Innocence: The Early School YearsCh. 5Shades of Brown and Black: How Early Grade-Schoolers See Color and RaceCh. 6Black Children's Self-Esteem: The Real DealCh. 7How School Influences Children's Awareness of Color and RacePt. IIIReality Bites: Race Awareness in Middle Childhood and AdolescenceCh. 8Fading to Black and White: How Children in the Middle Years See RaceCh. 9How School Influences Older Children's Ideas About RaceCh. 10Preparing for Adolescence: The Lines are DrawnCh. 11A Healthy High School Experience: You Can Make the DifferenceEpilogueAppendixStages of Race AwarenessNotesAbout the AuthorIndex
\ Educational LeadershipThis book is useful for all parents who want their children to grow up with healthy attitudes in a world that uses race to separate human beings. . . . A worthwhile read.\ \ \ \ \ BooknewsShows parents, teachers, and others who work with children how to take advantage of children's concepts of race and skin color at various developmental stages to promote positive development of children's self-esteem. Deals with family situations and classroom discipline problems, and gives practical suggestions for helping children overcome racism and creating a healthy school experience from preschool through high school. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.\ \
