Celebrating our Colors: Cute Coloring Pages where Kindness meets Science
Jun 18, 2024
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Looking for some fun, cute coloring pages for your kids? Why not also provide them with something educational that helps increase their empathy? Win-win activity for the win!
These fun coloring pages teach children the story of their skin colors using science and history.
If you still need convincing, consider the 5 reasons below to get coloring and start this important conversation with your kids today!
Research finds that children notice race at an early age (1)
I love the analogy that our children are like sponges when it comes to a new topic. This comes with both opportunity and responsibility. We have an opportunity to fill their sponge full of information. But if we don't get there first, it will fill up with information formed from the opinions of others.
Conversations about race should happen earlier than most parents think (2)
Most parents begin early conversations about race around 5 years old. However, racial biases can set in before those conversations happen. Some parents even have good intentions of following a "colorblind strategy," but this has shown to be harmful.
Parents need to talk honestly with children about racism (3)
Parents needs to establish early that they are "honest, specific and trustworthy as they raise the next generation to confront racial injustice." This is particularly important for parents of white children.
Healing requires Highlighting the Value of our True Identities (4)
In contrast to what we might think, racial trauma and segregation are on the rise. Our historical focus on de-emphasizing racial differences, specifically within white families, are "sending messages that differences are not okay to discuss."
Show them you're doing the Work Too (5)
You'll never be perfect, but you can evolve as your own work in progress. What a great thing to model for your kids. There is no better place to start as a parent and family than having a solid foundation of the science and history of our skin colors.
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