Don't have kids my self, but I have about a dozen nieces and nephews.. The only questions I have had to field is about skin conditions like vitiligo. Beyond that not really.
There are 4 brothers at their school with vitiligo! He is 9 now, but when he was 4 it was really just an honest curious question from an observant child.
Not my daughter or any child i have known. Now, my daughter did ask why a man had wrinkly skin, no eyebrows or an ear. I told her it appeared he had been in a fire. I told her not to stare and that she could ask him politely, which she did. He was a veteran who survived an IED and was very nice about it. Now she is very sympathetic to people with various injuries or deformities
I don’t have kids but I work with kids (3 and under then 4-12 but that’s only during summer camp/holiday camp since that’s how old the kids have to be) A kid never asked why my skin color is different from all my other coworkers
Awwww. I love kids. Mine is unique for sure. An old soul, very curious and observant and introspective. I love him to pieces. He meant well then and means well now. He was asking the caretaker of a classmate with severe physical disabilities about his feeding tube. He was asking another classmate about his missing fingers (amniotic band syndrome) and the special gloves he wears.
My child is very unique and special. But far from race obsessed or racist.
Just tell them "all humans are fleshbags covered in different pigment. Treat people like people, it doesn't matter where they come from or what they look like. Judge them by their actions, not by their looks and words"
Mine never did. They always attended schools that were pretty diverse growing up so I don't think it ever seemed odd to them that some people were different in color.
Mine do too! This inquisitive child of mine was asking tough questions at age 4. 😂 And we do have diversity in our neighborhood. That was the year he also wanted to know how his brother got in my belly. 🤣
Nope, but I’m pretty open and vocal about my opinions, so I’m sure they know how I feel. And what I believe. I don’t hold back at diner time conversation.
Unfortunately I’ve had to assure my own children that people of our skin color are not inherently terrible. When they come home from school with that idea, it absolutely infuriates me!!! 😡 We refuse to move past racism as a society.
No kids. But i have worked with kids and nieces and nephews and so on. I don't think I ever heard a question about skin color. The only comment that came close was about the different hair types.
I get that. One of our best friends is of middle eastern decent and I swear I forget he is brown. Until he points out being discriminated against. Which makes me very angry.
One of my besties in preschool, my parents asked if she was black. I said “she is sort of brownish.” She gave me chicken pox. 😂
I dont have children. yet... but I've been with children before and I don't think they discriminate other kids on their skin colour
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No. "Woke children" are NOT a thing and I'm sick of shitty parents trying to use and exploit their children by pretending it is. No child under the age of 9 ever goes "Daddy, why does President Trump hate me?" STOP USING YOUR FUCKING KIDS TO WIN POLITICAL ARGUMENTS!
Of course when i was a boy we didn't need to wonder what all this racism stuff was about because as with homophobia and sexism this was mainstream family entertainment on television.
I didn't live in the states for most of my childhood. I didn't even know there was a such thing as race untill I moved here. I just thought that other people were more than than me, or that people were just born with various shades of skin. I had no idea that they were different races untill my arrival, and it was all Americans talked about. It's a shame, really, because if the us quit talking about race, kids growing up wouldn't bsee it like I didn't see it.
Man that had to be a great childhood where I grew up it was rough I wish the US could learn that we’re all the same it took me a lot of years to learn that. Just out of curiosity and hopefully you don’t mind me asking but where did you grow up? It’s hard to even imagine there is such a place
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Nope, she understands that there are people with different skin colors but doesn't treat them any differently.
Same goes for my kids.
Don't have kids my self, but I have about a dozen nieces and nephews.. The only questions I have had to field is about skin conditions like vitiligo. Beyond that not really.
There are 4 brothers at their school with vitiligo! He is 9 now, but when he was 4 it was really just an honest curious question from an observant child.
Yup same here. The two questions were "what is that" and "can I catch it".. And of course you can't catch it, it's genetic lol.
One of my nephews was like "oh cool it's like they are wearing camouflage all the time"
Awww! That’s a cute thing your nephew said!
Not my daughter or any child i have known. Now, my daughter did ask why a man had wrinkly skin, no eyebrows or an ear. I told her it appeared he had been in a fire. I told her not to stare and that she could ask him politely, which she did. He was a veteran who survived an IED and was very nice about it. Now she is very sympathetic to people with various injuries or deformities
I don’t have kids but I work with kids (3 and under then 4-12 but that’s only during summer camp/holiday camp since that’s how old the kids have to be) A kid never asked why my skin color is different from all my other coworkers
Awwww. I love kids. Mine is unique for sure. An old soul, very curious and observant and introspective. I love him to pieces. He meant well then and means well now. He was asking the caretaker of a classmate with severe physical disabilities about his feeding tube. He was asking another classmate about his missing fingers (amniotic band syndrome) and the special gloves he wears.
My child is very unique and special. But far from race obsessed or racist.
You have a good kid
Thank you for saying that. 🥰
Just tell them "all humans are fleshbags covered in different pigment. Treat people like people, it doesn't matter where they come from or what they look like. Judge them by their actions, not by their looks and words"
Accurate.
That was very sweet of you to teach him about this. The book was a fun way to help him understand.
Thank you. I try.
Mine never did. They always attended schools that were pretty diverse growing up so I don't think it ever seemed odd to them that some people were different in color.
Mine do too! This inquisitive child of mine was asking tough questions at age 4. 😂 And we do have diversity in our neighborhood. That was the year he also wanted to know how his brother got in my belly. 🤣
Lol... kids rock!
Nope, but I’m pretty open and vocal about my opinions, so I’m sure they know how I feel. And what I believe. I don’t hold back at diner time conversation.
Unfortunately I’ve had to assure my own children that people of our skin color are not inherently terrible. When they come home from school with that idea, it absolutely infuriates me!!! 😡 We refuse to move past racism as a society.
Yes. Hatred any group due to the genes they were dealt is really sad and unacceptable.
No kids. But i have worked with kids and nieces and nephews and so on. I don't think I ever heard a question about skin color. The only comment that came close was about the different hair types.
No not yet. They might. I didn't know there was a difference till i was in first grade.
I get that. One of our best friends is of middle eastern decent and I swear I forget he is brown. Until he points out being discriminated against. Which makes me very angry.
One of my besties in preschool, my parents asked if she was black. I said “she is sort of brownish.” She gave me chicken pox. 😂
I dont have children. yet... but I've been with children before and I don't think they discriminate other kids on their skin colour
No. "Woke children" are NOT a thing and I'm sick of shitty parents trying to use and exploit their children by pretending it is. No child under the age of 9 ever goes "Daddy, why does President Trump hate me?" STOP USING YOUR FUCKING KIDS TO WIN POLITICAL ARGUMENTS!
bruh lmao
I dont have children.
Of course when i was a boy we didn't need to wonder what all this racism stuff was about because as with homophobia and sexism this was mainstream family entertainment on television.
No. They have been around, played with and been friends with kids of all races since they were babies.
The same reason for hair color and eye color. Genes.
Accurate. :)
it's an innocent question out of curiousty i believe
I think so too
I have never heard of kids asking skin color. But if they ask I will say that sun makes our skin darker
That is a good way to answer it. The sun does react with the melanin in skin!
Just asked my ma: me, my brother and my sister never did this, seems like we never cared.
I didn't live in the states for most of my childhood. I didn't even know there was a such thing as race untill I moved here. I just thought that other people were more than than me, or that people were just born with various shades of skin. I had no idea that they were different races untill my arrival, and it was all Americans talked about. It's a shame, really, because if the us quit talking about race, kids growing up wouldn't bsee it like I didn't see it.
Man that had to be a great childhood where I grew up it was rough I wish the US could learn that we’re all the same it took me a lot of years to learn that. Just out of curiosity and hopefully you don’t mind me asking but where did you grow up? It’s hard to even imagine there is such a place
My wife is from Colombia.
My girls grew up with a white Viking dad and a dark Colombian mom and dark grandparents and white grandparents.