Ask the Expert: dealing with and preventing racism

“Eww dirty”, “Chinese have slanted eyes” - Heard of these stereotypical statements/remarks about your race at least once? We all have heard stories about people being bullied, discriminated or attacked, due to their race. Imagine your child is the one in that situation, how would you feel? 🤔 As parents, you are your child’s role model and you have the ability to change their mindset 🧠 To better understand this topic, we have invited Rany Moran - Certified life coach, trained counsellor and parenting expert to answer your questions on dealing and preventing racism amongst children 🧒🏻👧🏽 We all have to start somewhere, so why not use our platform to learn more about it? Start commenting your questions before our session to be aware of what’s currently happening 🤓

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What are some of the challenges raising mixed children in a foreign country?

Rany Moran

Parenting expert, certified life coach, trained counsellor and mother of two

4y ago

Hi Ellie, yes this can be quite a challenge especially if the parents too (like me) are foreigners in that country. Most importantly, we have to make our child feel secure in his or her own skin, and we do this by nurturing a strong identity that blends both the culture that they come from, while adapting to the majority culture of where we are. This starts at home, with us, and we as parents need to show how we are adapting and adopting this blended way of life, without alienating or isolating ourselves from the rest of the community around us. We also need to constantly listen to what our kids are saying, or not saying, and to make sure they don’t ever feel stuck in/out of a certain group, and to keep making them feel they have a sense of belonging and support system at home, no matter what.

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