How to talk to kids about George Floyd protest

How to talk to kids about George Floyd protest

UNDERSTANDEVERYTHING THATHAS BEEN HAPPENINGTHESE PAST FEWDAYS.SOME PARENTS AREASKING, HOW DO WEEXPLAIN THIS TO OURCHILDREN?3 NEWS NOWREPORTER DANIELLEDAVIS JOINS US WITHSOME TIPS FROM ALOCAL KIDS AUTHORWHO WRITES ABOUTBUILDINGRELATIONSHIPS.DANICOURTNEY, FIRSTLET'S MAKE THEDISTINCTION.PROTESTORS AREPROTESTING.LOOTERS ARELOOTING.THAT BEING SAID.JULIA COOK HAS ANEW BOOK, THEJUDGEMENT FLOWER.NATS -THERE ARE PEOPLEON THIS PLANET WHOSHOW US HOW NOTTO BE AND LOOK ATALL THINGS WE ARELEARNING NOT TO DO.JULIA COOK HASAUTHORED MORETHAN 100 KIDS BOOKS,SHE SAYS THEMESSAGE HOWEVERCAN BE APPLIED TOEVERYONE.HER LATEST BOOK ISAROUND TEACHINGKIDS TO BE NONJUDGEMENTAL.JULIA COOK, AUTHOR,THE JUDGEMENTFLOWERTHE BEST WAY TOPREVENT THIS FROMHAPPENING AGAINIS TO UNDERSTANDWHAT ISHAPPENING NOW.RACIAL INJUSTICE ISALWAYS GOING TOBE THERE, IF WECAN MAKE ADIFFERENCE NOWAND TEACH OURKIDS HOW TO DEALWITH IT, THEN THEIRFUTURE IS GOINGTO LOOK A LOTBETTER THANOURS." SHESUGGESTSEXPOSING THEM TOA VARIETY OFTHINGS AND LOOKFOR TEACHABLEMOMENTS.JULIA COOK,AUTHOR, THEJUDGEMENTFLOWER "KIDS AREBORN WITH A SENSEOF JUSTICE,EMPATHY ANDUNDERSTANDINGAND ACCEPTANCE.THEY ARE TAUGHTTO BE JUDGMENTAL,BY US, BY OUR OWNPREDJUDICES THEBEST THING YOUCAN DO IS TO TALKOPENLY WITH YOURCHILDREN.ABOUTDIFFERENCES,KNOWLEGE IS KEY.THE MORE THEYTHEY UNDERSTANDDIFFERENCE, THELESS THEY FEAR IT,THE LESS THEY NEEDTO RIDICULE IT.SHE SAID EVENWITH HEROPENMINDEDNESS,SHE HAD TO LEARNA LESSON AS WELL.JULIA COOK,AUTHOR, THEJUDGEMENTFLOWERBEING A WHITEPERSON, I DIDN'TUNDERSTAND THATPERSPECTIVE.I GOT FEEDBACKTHAT THIS BOOKDID NOT WORK FORALL KIDS.I LISTENED TO HERAS A WOMAN OFCOLOR.THIS BOOK STARTSOUT WITH WHAT ISBROWN AND WHATHE DOESN'T HAVE,WE REVISED TOBROWN IS THELUCKIES COLORAND LET ME TELLYOU WHY.IF YOU MIX ALL THECOLORS TOGETHERYOU GET BROWN.SHE SAYS YOU NEEDTRUST AND HAVEOPENCOMMUNICATION.JULIA COOK, AUTHOR,THE JUDGEMENTFLOWERHOW CAN WECHANGE IF WE ARENOT WILLING TOLISTENPAGE 31 CONTAINSTHE TOP TIPS BROKENDOWN ON BEINGNON-JUDGEMENTAL.THE BOOK ISAVAILABLE ONAMAZON AND HERPERSONAL WEBSITE.VISIT OUR WEBSITEFOR A DIRECT LINK.THIS IS DANIELLEDAVIS, FOR 3 NEWSNOW, THIS MORNING.COURTNEYSOME ARE WATCHING