Children, Families, and Religious Educators
Our congregations are in unique positions to provide families opportunities to work together, sharing and learning across the ages. We grow in faith by "doing" faith. Tracey Hurd and Barbara Gifford, both of the UUA's Lifespan Faith Development staff group, offer information about providing families with congregational opportunities to engage in anti-racism work together.Families Discuss Racism
Religious educator Jacqui James offers many suggestions for family discussion questions in her essay, "Family Discussion Questions." This material is applicable for use with children in religious education classes as well
Talking with Children about Racism
- Talk to
kids about…Prejudice
Teaching Tolerance parenting columnist Dana Williams discusses how to talk frankly with kids about prejudice and how to help them resist it. Also available on this web page are links to past articles offering guidance on discussing tough issues with children. - Talk
to kids about…Racism
Teaching Tolerance columnist Elizabeth Bauchner discusses how to talk with kids about privilege and disadvantage based on race. - Talk to
kids about…Difficult Racial History
Teaching Tolerance columnist Dana Williams addresses how parents can answer kids' questions about racism in history without creating fear in the present. - Engage children with Ten Ways to Nurture Tolerance
Dismantling Prejudice and Racism
- Hidden Bias: What You can do about Unconscious Stereotypes and Prejudices, a resource from the Southern Poverty Law Center.
- 101 Ways to Nurture Tolerance: Simple ideas for promoting equity and diversity, a resource from the Southern Poverty Law Center.
- Starting Small: An anti-racism training tool for early grades, a resource available free to schools from the Southern Poverty Law Center.
- Considerations for Cultural Borrowing: Questions to Ask (and Answer), a UUA resource
For more information contact religiouseducationatuuadotorg.
Last updated on Thursday, March 8, 2007.
