You're listening to the First Name Basis podcast, episode four.

Using your culture to build your child's sense of self.

Welcome to First Name Basis, a community of parents committed to making the transformation,

from good intentions to confident action.

Join us each week as we cover critical topics and answer the questions you've never felt

comfortable asking. We'll use the lessons we learn to teach our children about race,

religion, and culture. I'm your host, Jasmine Bradshaw.

Music Jasmine Bradshaw.

Hello, First NameBases, fam. I'm so glad you're here.

Today we're going to do kind of a quickie episode because I want to just light your fire so that you will go out and do. We are talking about teaching your children about your

own culture. I started with talking about race and slavery, but I actually think that teaching about

your culture is the best first step.

It allows you to lay a foundation and build vocabulary so that your children will feel more comfortable talking about other people's culture.

There is research that talks about the power of learning about your own culture.

When children are able to learn about their own culture,

they develop a sense of self-confidence. They are able to put a stake in the ground and say,

I am so proud of where I come from. And you might have noticed like I have that even though we live in

the United States, that has so many different people from so many different cultural backgrounds, there are a lot of adults that don't really know where they come from.

They don't know where their ancestry is from.

They don't know the stories of their ancestors.

And we don't want that for our children. We want our children to grow up knowing that they stand on the shoulders of their ancestors. And we don't want that for our children. We want our children to grow up

knowing that they stand on the shoulders of those who came before them. We want them to understand

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