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Posted on August 25, 2020 by confidentparentsconfidentkids

Learning about Racial and Social Justice at Home

We have a set of responsibilities as parents this (and every) school year in educating our children to think and act with social awareness. One of these responsibilities is their racial and cultural education. Though numerous schools will not adequately address learning about racism, its origins, understanding white privilege and power, and what it means …

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Posted on August 23, 2017 by confidentparentsconfidentkids

Facilitating the Transition Back to School with Social and Emotional Intelligence

I’m gonna hold onto this couch and never let go! – E. Miller, Age 6 It’s the morning after our summer vacation at the lake. E awoke and said he had had a nightmare. “My school became a haunted village. A ghost dragged me around the grounds. And all of my school friends were at …

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Posted on May 16, 2017 by confidentparentsconfidentkids

Colorful Conversations for Stronger Communities

By Guest Writer, Nikkya Hargrove Since I can remember, I have always wanted to be married. As a child, I found myself daydreaming about creating a family and a life with someone else but especially, having children. And as I played house with my Cabbage Patch Dolls, I imagined they were indeed my own children. …

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