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Have you ever been told to smile more, been teased about your accent or had your name pronounced incorrectly? If so, you’ve probably already faced bias in your everyday life. We like to believe that we are all fair-minded and egalitarian, but we all carry biases that we might not even be aware of. We might believe that we live in a post-racial society, but racial tension and inequality is pernicious and pervasive. We might believe that gender inequality is a thing of the past, but it is still ubiquitous.

A podcast about talking with children about race.How do you talk to your child about discrimination, privilege, power, race and racism? How do you speak with your children about racial bias in a way that makes them feel neither like a victim or a villain? Dr Pragya Agarwal meets with parents, carers, educators and psychologists to explore how they have these vital conversations. Covering all ages from toddler to teen, Dr Pragya Agarwal will hear from her guests about their personal experiences of having conversations about race with their children. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for ...

Wish We Knew What to Say is a timely and urgent book that gives scenarios, questions, thought starters, resources and advice in an accessible manner on how to tackle tricky conversations around race and racism with confidence and awareness. It brings in the science of how children perceive race and form racial identity, combining it with personal stories and experiences to create a handy guide that every parent would refer to again and again.