by Carmen Van Kerckhove

What’s your best tip for anti-racist parenting?

I’m putting together a free e-book called How to Be an Anti-Racist Parent: Real-Life Parents Share Real-Life Tips that will be made available to everyone who visits this blog.

May I get a tip (or several, even!) from you? Here are some possible topics to get you thinking:

• What books, activities or toys do you recommend for children?
• How do you handle awkward questions from strangers about your child?
• What books or videos/DVDs do you recommend for parents who want to educate themselves about racism?
• How do you instill a good sense of self-esteem in your child?
• How do you work with teachers to create the best possible learning environment for your child?
• How do you teach children about racism in an age-appropriate way?
• or anything else you’d like to share…

Let other parents benefit from what you’ve learned by sharing your tips, stories and recommendations with us!

Here’s how to do it:

Email your submissions to team@antiracistparent.com, and be sure to do the following:

• Write “parenting tips” in the subject line
• Specify what name you’d like us to use, or if you’d like it to be anonymous
• Include a URL to your blog or web site, if you’d like
• Keep each tip, story or recommendation to 500 words or less

If chosen, your tip — in your own words — will be published in the e-book next month. It will be made available to everyone who visits this blog.

The deadline for submissions is 5 pm Eastern, February 28, 2007.

Thanks so much!