Raising White Kids

Bringing Up Children in a Racially Unjust America

By: Jennifer Harvey

Narrated by: Eliza Foss

Raising White Kids is a book for families, churches, educators, and communities who want to equip their children to be active and able participants in a society that is becoming one of the most racially diverse in the world while remaining full of racial tensions. For white people who are committed to equity and justice, living in a nation that remains racially unjust and deeply segregated creates unique conundrums.

These conundrums begin early in life and impact the racial development of white children in powerful ways. What can we do within our homes, communities, and schools? Should we teach our children to be "color-blind"? Or should we teach them to notice race? What roles do we want to equip them to play in addressing racism when they encounter it? What strategies will help our children learn to function well in a diverse nation?

Talking about race means naming the reality of white privilege and hierarchy. How do we talk about race honestly, then, without making our children feel bad about being white? Most importantly, how do we do any of this in age-appropriate ways?

While a great deal of public discussion exists in regard to the impact of race and racism on children of color, meaningful dialogue about and resources for understanding the impact of race on white children are woefully absent. Raising White Kids steps into that void.

©2017 Jennifer Harvey (P)2018 Audible, Inc.

Read if you are a parent

If you are a parent or grandparent or aunt or uncle, read this! Fantastic insights and actionable ways to promote a culture of anti racism in your family.

Opening the right conversations with my boys

Well written, easy to follow, excellent real examples and situations to ponder. Great guidance and direction and resources to help in the never ending journey of race conscience parenting.

To be a better parent of white kids, to grow their humanity, read this book.

Jennifer Harvey writes not only a vital analysis of the challenges parents and kids face in a racialized society. She also offers workable strategies and models for how we parents of white children can help them to see the world as it is, and to develop into people who can help make it more just.

Required reading for any caregiver or educator of white children.

Excellent. Thank you for this major contribution to my journey as a parent. I feel more equipped to have the continued conversations with my children about race and how to help them develop a healthy white identity.

Not an “Easy Listen” ...

... but one I needed to hear. Coming to terms with having been complicit, actively or passively, in racial injustice is hard for someone who would never kneel during the national anthem. This book provides teachable moments for kids from 1 to 99.