Letter to White Parents about Racism

family

morals

whether the parent wants child to learn on their own

if the family see's race as an issue

influences

if they have racist family members

race

size

single children may need to learn earlier than multiple child families

education

parent's education on racial issues

easieat answer for them may be "everybody is equal"

what they were taught by their own parents

politics

social structures

political structures

beauracracies

Race

ethnicity

family origins

identity

geography

if theyve moved to/from another country

racial issues in that place

where they live, north, south, etc.

racial issues there

encountering different people

are people around there racist

child development

social groups at school

classes with diverse people

working in diverse jobs

social interactions

what to say, what is okay to say