187. Dr. Traci Baxley on How to Raise Compassionate, Anti-Racist, Justice-Minded, Kids
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Abby and Amy
4.8 • 1.7K Ratings
🗓️ 26 June 2023
⏱️ 41 minutes
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Summary
Are your kids starting to ask the really difficult questions especially when it comes to race? Then today’s episode is going to be a great one for you to learn from. Our guest, Dr. Traci Baxley is a cultural and race identity coach and she supports families in creating a safe place to have these types of conversations.
Dr. Traci approaches all of the subjects we cover in a non-judgmental way. She explains how being an educator in the classroom for years and being a parent of five children has led her to the work she does with social justice parenting. Dr. Traci describes why shielding our children from the ugliness of the world makes it more difficult for them to empathize with the struggles other people are going through. She goes into details on why she coaches parents to acknowledge race and shares tangible examples of age appropriate ways we can talk about these things with both our school aged children and younger kiddos as well.
Have you ever been in a situation where your child has asked a question right in front of another person? Dr. Traci walks us through what to do when this happens and explains how to go about handling that other person’s reaction as well.
We know that today’s episode is going to help you grow both as a person and as a parent. We would love it if you shared this episode with a friend who you know would enjoy it as well. As always, thanks for being here.
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| 0:00.0 | Exposed children to differences. |
| 0:02.8 | So we can't just tell them that we love diversity |
| 0:06.2 | and we respect diversity and diversity is great |
| 0:08.8 | when they don't see any diversity in your home |
| 0:11.3 | around your house, in your neighborhood, right? |
| 0:13.4 | So we have to bear intentional about exposing our children |
| 0:17.5 | to people who are different so that they can ask those questions |
| 0:21.2 | and then asking those questions, getting the answers |
| 0:23.3 | so that it becomes normalized for them. |
| 0:25.5 | I think that's really important. |
| 0:27.1 | I'm Amy and I'm Abby and as women, we are constantly comparing ourselves to others. |
| 0:37.9 | But your life isn't supposed to look like hers. |
| 0:41.1 | Being your best self means standing firm in your decisions |
| 0:44.3 | and always being willing to grow with a purpose. |
| 0:46.9 | We get vulnerable and real with an honest look |
| 0:49.9 | into the challenges and triumphs we all face. |
| 0:53.1 | Every woman listening, it's an opportunity to choose what life looks like for herself. |
| 1:02.3 | Alright, herself listeners, this is a really good interview, |
| 1:05.5 | especially if your children are starting to ask the difficult questions, |
| 1:08.7 | the uncomfortable questions when it comes to race. |
| 1:11.5 | Dr. Tracy Baxley is a cultural and race identity coach |
| 1:14.7 | and she is here for us. |
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