Raising White Kids: Bringing Up Childr en in a Racially Unjust America by Jennifer Harvey offers age-appropr iate insights for teaching children how to address racism when they encoun ter it and tackles tough questions about how to help white kids be mindful of racial relations while understanding their own identity and the role t hey can play for justice. Raising White Kids \;is a book for anyone wh o wants to equip their children to be active and able allies in a society that is becoming one of the most racially diverse in the world while remai ning full of racial tensions.
\nLicensed clinical social worker Laur en Bondy will lead the conversation. We are committed to having an authent ic and respectful conversation about some very challenging topics so pleas e come prepared to have an open and honest discussion.
\nLauren Bond y\, LCSW is a therapist with a private practice in Northbrook and Co-found er of Parenting Perspectives. \; She is passionate about empowering pe ople to be their best selves. \; She supports parents with effective n on-punitive discipline tools and strategies. \; In the last three year s\, Lauren has invested in exploring what it means to be White in America. \; She has a passion for helping White people&mdash\;especially paren ts&mdash\;begin the journey of raising Anti-Racist kids.
\nThe ebook is available for download on both Digital Library of Illinois (L ibby app on your device) and Hoopla\, where it is always available for check out.
\nRegistration will close two hours before the program begins and registran ts will receive a Zoom link to join shortly thereafter.
\nPlease ema il community@wilmettelibrary.info with any questions about how to access t he program via Zoom.
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