The phrase “Counting on Community,” conjures up for me countless stories I’ve heard from PEPS parents. One story that stays with me is about a mom who was struggling with intense sleep deprivation. Like, not your average new baby sleep problems, but a chronic health condition that led to months of sleepless nights. She was exhausted. Midway through her PEPS experience, she walked into that week’s PEPS meeting with tears…
Story time is a great time to teach your kids to be noticers. And noticing is half the battle. Western literature has a long history of racism. This has taken two forms. The soft racism of erasure and the hard racism damaging depictions of people of color. Teach your kids to notice erasure One of my daughter’s favorite books is…
by Jasen Frelot Many of us grew up learning that racial segregation was a thing of the past. Even though the laws have changed, the realities of segregation are as alive today as they were in the 1960s. Desegregating your child’s life will not be an easy task, but it is not impossible. Take time to notice who is in…
by Jasen Frelot Talking about race is among the hardest things we are called to do as parents. The very idea of it often brings up bad memories or fears of getting it wrong. But, more than ever, we know that talking to our kids about race is essential to preparing them to exist in an increasingly diverse world. Below…