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How To Talk About Race And Protests With Your Kids, Explained By A Child Psychologist

A little girl holds up a sign as "Black Lives Matter" New York protesters demonstrate in Times Square over the death of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer. (Bryan R. Smith/AFP/Getty Images)
A little girl holds up a sign as "Black Lives Matter" New York protesters demonstrate in Times Square over the death of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer. (Bryan R. Smith/AFP/Getty Images)

Protests across the country over the death of George Floyd are forcing parents to have conversations with their children about racism.

Here & Now‘s Robin Young talks to Dr. Beverly Daniel Tatum, child psychologist and author of “Why Are All The Black Kids Sitting Together? And Other Conversations About Race,” about how parents can talk to their children.

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This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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