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What I Want My Multicultural Kids to Know About Skin Color

October 12, 2016 by Inspired by Family Mag

We were gathered around the family table when my middle child nonchalantly said, "I'm more like daddy?" I wondered what he meant so I asked curiously, "In what way are you more like daddy?" He replied by showing me the color of his skin and putting it against mind then he said, "I'm white like daddy." I thought about his comment and for the first time it hit me, they are starting to process and observe the world around them. Maybe he had been doing it before but this was the first time he had … [Read more...]

Filed Under: daily living encouragement, educational activities, family, parenting Tagged With: color blind, Hispanic Heritage Month, multicultural families, multicultural kids, skin color

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I am the heart behind Inspired by Family Coaching & Counseling Ministry. I am a Jesus loving woman who is a biblical counselor, life coach, author, Bible teacher, and speaker. I help women anchor their hearts by integrating biblical insights and trauma informed wisdom into my counseling and coaching, so they can walk in hope, truth, and connection. My focus is: God-given identity work, Transitional grief, missionary care, broken trust/betrayal, motherhood overwhelm and anxious heart.

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