BBC Radio 4 - Woman's Hour, 17/08/2019 - How to talk to your children about race and racism

'So many people are scared to have conversations with themselves, because they don't want to find something that is going to mean they’re not a decent and nice person.' FreddieHarrel and DrPragyaAgarwal on talking to children about race and racism

Parenting comes with plenty of awkward conversations, from discussing sex to bodily functions, but race and racism can be one of the more sensitive areas to navigate.

“It really starts with you as a person - your fears, your insecurities, your own bias, your worries,” adds Freddie. “I think so many people are scared to have conversations with themselves, because they don't want to find something that is going to mean [they’re not] a decent and nice person. [If] you feel uncomfortable, ask yourself, ‘why?’. Go back to what made you feel the most uncomfortable, the most outcast, the most 'I don't want to be here, I don't fit'.

“It was more like, ‘do your best and work hard - don't apologise’. [My mum] would say, ‘you're amazing, show this.’ And at the same time, ‘you're going to have to roll with the punches to have opportunities to show how amazing you are.’

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