53) How to Talk to Your Kids About Race: Raising Anti-Racist Children with Isabel Cruz
Dam Parenting26 Juni 2024

53) How to Talk to Your Kids About Race: Raising Anti-Racist Children with Isabel Cruz

How do you react when your child points out a difference in public? In this workshop-style episode of Dam Parenting, DEI advocate Isabel Cruz joins us to take a warm, honest, and direct look at raising culturally aware children in a diverse world. Living in the Netherlands offers a unique melting pot of cultures, but it also requires us to be intentional about how we discuss race, skin color, and heritage.

Isabel shares practical strategies for answering those "tricky" questions with honesty and compassion rather than hushed silence. We dive into a curated list of essential books—from Antiracist Baby to the works of Amsterdam’s own Mylo Freeman—and explore local resources like Colourful Goodies and the Bijlmer Bookstore. Whether you’re navigating a specific question or want to proactively build a more inclusive home library, this episode equips you with the tools to foster understanding and celebrate representation. It’s time to lean into the conversation.

Books to explore with your kids:

Antiracist Baby
Global Babies

All Are Welcome
Our Skin: A First Conversation About Race

I Walk with Vanessa

Saturday

Under My Hijab

My Family Your Family

Anything by Mylo Freeman (Instagram: ⁠@mylofreeman⁠)

Find some of these books at Monti's World - located in De Pijp, Amsterdam and other local stores like Colourful Goodies, Bijlmer Bookstore, and Indo Shop


Links:

This is a good article to share about why Mylo Freeman created the Princess Arabella series

Colourful Goodies in Noord specializes in books and dolls that offer a wide range of representation

Bijlmer Bookstore
Indo Shop
Kies Kleurig


For more on the Keti Koti celebration in Amsterdam, visit:: https://ketikotiamsterdam.nl/



Resources for parents to raise anti-racist children:

Avsnitt(193)

22) The ABCs of Baby Books: Choosing the Right Literature for Every Age with Elizabeth Goode

22) The ABCs of Baby Books: Choosing the Right Literature for Every Age with Elizabeth Goode

Reading to your child is one of the simplest yet most profound acts of parenting, but where do you start when the board book aisle feels overwhelming? To celebrate De Nationale Voorleesdagen⁠ , we sit...

31 Jan 202438min

21) Introducing Baby Allergens: A Guide to Peanuts, Eggs, and Early Exposure with ViniMini

21) Introducing Baby Allergens: A Guide to Peanuts, Eggs, and Early Exposure with ViniMini

The window between 4 and 6 months is a critical phase for your baby’s development, but for many parents, it’s also a source of major stress. In this vital episode of Dam Parenting, we sit down with Jo...

24 Jan 202445min

DAMChats 3) Overcoming Mom Guilt: Honest Conversations and Practical Strategies

DAMChats 3) Overcoming Mom Guilt: Honest Conversations and Practical Strategies

Mom guilt is the uninvited companion that follows us from the nursery to the office. Whether it’s the guilt of taking ten minutes for yourself or second-guessing every parenting decision you make, it’...

22 Jan 202417min

20) Parental Mental Health: Partner Check-ins and Relationship Self-Care with Dr. Naomi

20) Parental Mental Health: Partner Check-ins and Relationship Self-Care with Dr. Naomi

In honor of Parental Mental Health Day, Dam Parenting is tackling a topic that often goes unspoken: the mental health of the partnership. When life gets busy in the Netherlands, it’s easy to let your ...

17 Jan 202443min

DAM Chats 2) How to Stop Worrying About "Spoiling" Your Child: A Mindset Shift

DAM Chats 2) How to Stop Worrying About "Spoiling" Your Child: A Mindset Shift

Are we spoiling them or just meeting their needs? In this second episode of our DAM Chat series, Eva and Maren tackle the age-old dilemma of spoiling versus nurturing. We take a warm, honest, and dire...

15 Jan 202415min

19) Giving Birth in Amsterdam: A Guide to the Dutch Maternity System with Ilena Standring

19) Giving Birth in Amsterdam: A Guide to the Dutch Maternity System with Ilena Standring

Giving birth in a new country is a monumental milestone, but the Dutch "Birthscape" can often feel confusing for international parents. In this episode of Dam Parenting, we welcome back doula and coac...

10 Jan 202455min

DAM Chats 1) Dealing with Toddler Tantrums: Honest Stories and Survival Strategies

DAM Chats 1) Dealing with Toddler Tantrums: Honest Stories and Survival Strategies

Dive into the chaos and charm of toddlerhood with Maren and Eva in this debut episode of DAM Chats. We’re taking a warm, honest, and direct look at the nitty-gritty of toddler tantrums—from the epic m...

8 Jan 202419min

18) Village Vibes: Maren’s Birth Story and the Power of Shared Narratives

18) Village Vibes: Maren’s Birth Story and the Power of Shared Narratives

Birth is often shrouded in idealized narratives, but in our first "Village Vibes" episode, we’re stripping away the mystery to reveal the raw reality. Host Maren kicks off this special series by shari...

3 Jan 202446min

Populärt inom För unga lyssnare

badfluence
rss-fran-blojor-till-brollop
rss-jossan-nina
lojsan-buster
alska-oss
rss-dumpenpodden
magiska-godnattsagor
the-power-meeting-podcast
mammasanningar-med-vivi-och-carin
rss-vuxna-pa-latsas
dilemma-2
rss-milf-med-mera
godnattstund
rss-hastnetpodden
rss-pa-insidan-med-bjorn-rudman
rss-skilsmassopodden
fatta-familjen
rss-2under2
rss-sagor-med-saga
tabberaset