I thought it could be fun to write this blog in Spanish because why not? And I need the practice! Shout out to my Spanish speaking readers!

I attended a presentation about how to talk to your kids about race and racism. The presentation was interesting especially since it got me thinking about how I want to talk to my own kid about racism. The spanish portion of this blog talks about what tips I liked and which I thought were kind of odd. One of the major tips I liked was to be open and honest with your children.

Yo fui a una presentación sobre cómo hablar con tus niños sobre raza y racismo. Especialmente ahorita, es difícil poder hablar sobre racismo sin ofender gente. Muchas veces padres piensan que no hablar sobre estos temas es mejor pero nos mostraron que a seis meses los bebés empiezan a distinguir diferencias raciales. Por esta razón, aconsejan que hablan con sus hijos temprano. Estoy un poco confundido como saben que los bebés distinguen “diferencias raciales.”  

Me parece raro que aconsejan actividades para hablar sobre raza con sus hijos. Muchos de los consejos realmente requieren que los padres sean honestos y cómodos con sus hijos. Mi consejo favorito es “Be active.” Uno no debe tener miedo de hablar con su hijo! No dejes que un niño en el colegio le enseña sobre raza. Yo quiero ayudar a mi hijo entender racismo y hablar sobre las muchas dificultades del mundo.

Educating children is super important. I have so much respect for educators because they have a big responsibility. The other day someone told me that the knowledge professors have does not necessarily mean they are good professors. This means a professor does not have to know anything to teach someone something. I don’t know if this is completely true but it is interesting to think about. We learned language on our own. Nobody moves our mouths to make sounds. We figure that out on our own. So in that case I can understand the merit of throwing someone to the sharks and letting them figure out what they think for themselves. I think that educating a child should be a combination of guidance but also throwing them to the sharks and figuring it out for themselves.