42: How Do I Talk to My Child About Racism? With Special Guest: Emmanuel Acho

Ask Lisa: The Psychology of Raising Tweens & Teens

Dr. Lisa Damour/Reena Ninan

Mental Health, Kids & Family, Health & Fitness, Parenting

4.7 • 824 Ratings

🗓️ 1 June 2021

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Lisa and Reena are joined by guest Emmanuel Acho, former NFL linebacker, current FoxSports analyst, host of the YouTube hit "Uncomfortable Conversations With a Black Man," and author of a book by the same name. Most recently, Emmanuel wrote the instant #1 New York Times Bestseller "Uncomfortable Conversations With a Black Boy." In a discussion both wide-ranging and deep, Emmanuel tackles how to talk with our kids about the n-word, what we can do to address systemic racism and prejudice, and what it really means for parents and their children to act as allies. BOOK GIVEAWAY: Enter to win one of two copies of Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Boy By Emmanuel Acho from the @asklisapodcast. 1. Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and/or LinkedIn @asklisapodcast 2. Tag a friend and leave a comment (on Instagram/Facebook/LinkedIn) 3. Enter as many times as you'd like 4. For U.S. residents only (Give-away is not sponsored or endorsed by Instagram/Facebook/LinkedIn. It will close at 11:59 p.m. EST on 6/7/21. Winners will be chosen at random and books will be mailed to the winners.) Parent Promotion Objective Wellness is sponsoring this episode. Our listeners get 15% off their chocolate-y treat Sweet Calm made with 60% dark cacao, the calming ayurvedic herb ashwagandha, and magnesium. Calm your mind and rediscover your inner peace. Head to wwww.ObjectiveWellness.com and enter the ASKLISA promo code to get 15% off. Additional resources: https://www.drlisadamour.com/ Ask Lisa is produced by: Www.GoodTroubleProductions.com Be sure to follow us on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn @AskLisaPodcast, @LDamour, @ReenaNinan See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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0:00.0	This is Ask Lisa, a podcast to help people understand the psychology of parenting, now in the midst of a pandemic.
0:12.2	Psychologist Dr. Lisa DeMore, author of two New York Times best-selling parenting books, takes your questions.
0:19.7	And I'm co-host, Rina Ninan, a journalist and mom of two.
0:23.7	Some of what we talk about comes from raising children ourselves. Most of the time, I'll be getting
0:28.5	answers to your parenting questions. So send your questions to Ask Lisa at Dr.Lisademore.com.
0:36.4	Episode 42, how do I talk to my child about racism
0:39.4	with special guest, Manuel Acho?
0:45.3	Oh, I'm so excited for our guests today.
0:47.9	I know, I know.
0:49.2	This is such an important topic,
0:50.7	and how we bring it up with kids is so critical.
0:56.3	You know, Rina, we've actually been having a lot of conversations about racism in our home because we decided, we decided to go back and
1:02.0	watch the original Muppets. All of the original Muppets from like the 1970s are on TV. So I've been
1:08.5	showing it to my 10-year-old. And one thing that's really interesting
1:13.0	is that at the start of several episodes, there's a disclaimer from Disney Plus, where it's
1:19.2	housed now saying this episode depicts people or places in ways that we consider, you know,
1:25.6	racist or offensive at this point. And rather than erasing this, we're just going to mark this and note this, you know, that we think
1:32.9	differently now, something along those lines. And so we've been having these conversations where
1:38.5	we're talking about like, okay, what makes that inappropriate? Why is that not okay? But this is
1:43.5	so hard, you know, that we thought we'd bring in a
1:45.5	pro, someone who really has addressed this work and taken on this work in such a huge way. So I am
1:51.3	absolutely thrilled to have Emmanuel Acho with us. He is terrific. And you know what? It's partly about
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