This is a powerful moment for all of us to talk with our children about race, racial injustice, and economic inequity. To do so will be planting the seeds to eradicate all racism—systemic and institutional.
We have put together a list of resources for parents and caregivers so that you can continue these important conversations with children.
Chicago Children’s Museum stands in opposition to racism, injustice, and inequality.
We have been and will continue to be public and vocal about our beliefs and our actions. This is a powerful moment for all of us to talk with our children about race, racial injustice, and economic inequity. To do so will be planting the seeds to eradicate all racism—systemic and institutional.
Below are ways you can make this happen in your home and with your children.
At Chicago Children’s Museum we have a “secret sauce” of sorts that guides us in making decisions about our programs and exhibits. It is a concept called Universal Pursuits of Childhood, in which we identify the experiences that children across time, gender, and geography, need, want, and love to do.
This is a time of back-to-basics, focusing on the essentials of our families’ well-being: food, shelter, health, and security.
More than ever, parents and caregivers are seeking ways to best care for and engage their children, within the new context of sheltering-in-place, no school, and no community activities.
