@@@ Micro aggression resource for tweens

[af1212]

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My daughter is 12 and white.

She has impulse control issues which we are working on with therapy and medication which is perhaps helpful to note.

Today her friend’s mom who is black came up to me and told me that my daughter has been messing with her daughter’s hair which is in braids. She wanted me to talk to her.

I had a good convo with my daughter about it. But I want her to understand that there is more to it than just not touching anyones hair without permission. That it is a micro aggression and means more.

Does anyone have good resources for a tween? I have found books for little kids, and articles for adults, but I’m having trouble finding something age appropriate for her.

[wanderingback]

I will first say that I really dislike the term micro-aggressions. It just seems to minimize what happens to people and how it makes them feel.

There are a lot of books about racism and Black history so I’d start by building a library of different topics. Stamped for Kids is a good one to add as it talks about history, racism and anti-racism.

[diva0045]

We found this books series very helpful and straightforward about a lot of topics. They have one about Racism that is good.

akidsco.com/products/a-kids-book-about-racism

[erbear]

I lead a white anti-racist affinity group with 8th graders. We just did a couple of meetings on hair - pm me and I’ll send you the resources.

[katfco]

I found the book “Can I touch your hair” a while back and I keep it in my classroom. It’s come up in conversation with fellow teachers who are women of color and they have enjoyed it.

The book is written in poetry format and deals with several issues.

[af1212]

Apr 30, 2022 12:01:57 GMT -5 wanderingback said:

I will first say that I really dislike the term micro-aggressions. It just seems to minimize what happens to people and how it makes them feel.

There are a lot of books about racism and Black history so I’d start by building a library of different topics. Stamped for Kids is a good one to add as it talks about history, racism and anti-racism.

Thank you for letting me know. Is there a better/preferred term?

We have a pretty thorough and diverse library as well as own stamped for kids already but I appreciate any other resources you can share!

[af1212]

Apr 30, 2022 12:40:30 GMT -5 diva0045 said:

We found this books series very helpful and straightforward about a lot of topics. They have one about Racism that is good.

akidsco.com/products/a-kids-book-about-racism

Thank you - looks like a great series.

[af1212]

Apr 30, 2022 13:20:03 GMT -5 katfco said:

I found the book “Can I touch your hair” a while back and I keep it in my classroom. It’s come up in conversation with fellow teachers who are women of color and they have enjoyed it.

The book is written in poetry format and deals with several issues.

Thank you this looks really good