How to talk to kids about race, privilege amid George Floyd protests

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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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sarahkelliher4 It’s pretty easy to talk to kids when you don’t raise them to be ignorant hateful racists

.It would be nice to have facts. Do only blacks get killed in police custody? What are the stats? Do I tell them to be respectful and say yes sir to law enforcement, or tell them to say F off and spit a big one on them

In reality..Floyd's death was a 'Ropeless Lynching' with a smaller white posse!

“Mommy, why are the scary men building a house in our alley?”

Experts say:

We would never take advice from corrupt news networks or their articles. You would destroy our children

No one is deescalating this. Trump wants to look tough. Democrats and media hate Trump Lao much they are will to let this go on. There is no end point to these protests and riots. People are afraid to go out at night. It’s just a matter of time until other groups attack rioters.

Tonight may be my last day on this earth because of who I am.I may be assassinated tonight because of my affiliation. I can be gunned down in the street because of the clothes I wear. Is it my RACE, SEX OR RELIGION. NO!! I AM A POLICE OFFICER. I feel your pain I too am a minority

Don't bullshit them. Kids smell bullshit a mile away. Tell them there is an evil insane man in the White House with the military behind him and America is now at war.

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