About this episode

Dr. Brigitte Vittrup discusses how white parents can effectively talk to their children about race.

What's the best way for white parents to talk to their kids about race? We called in Dr. Brigitte Vittrup, who studies children's racial attitudes, to help us out—and to answer questions about cringeworthy moments with your own kids. ⭐️ This episode originally ran on March 8, 2017 and is a favorite from the archives. We hope you enjoy, and we’ll be back next week with a brand new episode. … Take advantage of your LST+ membership at longestshortesttime.com/club • Join the conversation for this episode! • Bond with other listeners! • Suggest a story idea! … • Follow us on Instagram • Buy books by LST guests (your purchase supports the show!) • Website: longestshortesttime.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Hillary Frank

Guest: Dr. Brigitte Vittrup

Topics covered

• race
• parenting
• children's attitudes
• communication
• family

Keywords

• race
• parenting
• children
• racial attitudes
• communication

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