Seattle Times, PNW Crisis! “No one plays with the Black baby doll. What should we do?”
How white families with young children can work to undo racism…
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Young children are actively noticing racial differences from the moment they are born. As early as age 3, children express racial preferences and exhibit discriminatory behaviors. They internalize messages about their own racial identities and how people are treated differently based on race. Young children continually witness racial hierarchies in their neighborhoods, schools, books and mass media.