Early Risers
by Minnesota Public Radio
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What Children Notice When Adults Say Nothing
What Children Notice When Adults Say Nothing
About this podcast
George Floyd’s death was a tragedy and a wake up call — expanding a global conversation about race and racism. And young children have been watching it all. So how do we help them make sense of this? Early Risers is a podcast from Little Moments Count and MPR with frank facts, engaging stories and real how-tos for anyone who cares about raising children with a clear-eyed understanding of cultural differences, race and implicit bias. Hosted by Dianne Haulcy of The Family Partnership.
Episodes
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- What Children Notice When Adults Say Nothing · 27 minChildren don't need adults to explain that race matters before they begin noticing it. They pick up on what happens around them, how people treat them and even what adults leave…
- Who Am I? Why Identity and Belonging Matter in Early Childhood · 32 minChildren begin learning about race, identity and belonging long before adults may realize it, even when the adults around them avoid those conversations. In this episode, host…
- Look for the Helpers: Helping Kids Make Sense of a Changing World · 33 minWhen the world feels uncertain, children look to the adults they trust for answers. But what happens when the people children are taught to see as "helpers" don't always make…
- Brave Conversations: Helping Young Children Make Sense of Fear, Fairness and Belonging · 37 minWhen immigration raids and stories of racial profiling make headlines, young children notice. They hear conversations, ask difficult questions and often bring their worries into…
- When Children Notice: Talking About Immigration, Racism and Belonging · 27 minWhen immigration raids and news headlines dominate conversations, children notice, even when adults think they're too young to understand. In this episode, host Dianne Haulcy…
- Rupture and Repair, Part 2 · 36 minIn this second episode of a two-part series, we continue our conversation with Dr. Anne Gearity about her seminal work in developmental repair. In our previous episode we learned…
- Rupture and Repair, Part 1 · 32 minWhen Dr. Anne Gearity earned her master’s in social work in 1974, the field of Early Childhood was just beginning. As she puts it, “We started to pay attention and really think…
- Developing Identity through Immersion: Dakota Language Nest · 34 minThe Dakota Language Nest is a preschool where children are developing their identity through immersion in Dakota culture, traditions and language. In this episode we spend a day…
- Identity through Words and Images, Part 2: Ourselves on the Shelves · 31 minWhat’s the difference between a mirror book and a window book? For part two of our Identity through Words and Images series, we go on location to climb aboard Babycake’s Book…
- Identity through Words and Images, Part 1: Planting Seeds with Resmaa Menakem and T. Mychael Rambo · 33 minResmaa Menakem’s bestselling text “My Grandmother’s Hands” deals with the visceral impact of racialized trauma. But is it important for children to understand the legacy of these…
- Finding Identity through Literacy · 32 minA child’s sense of self is shaped by their understanding of where they come from: their culture, history and heritage. But how a child begins to develop that understanding…
- Passing the Mic: Reflections on Six Seasons of Early Risers · 31 minNew host Andre Dukes sits down with Early Risers’ founding host Dianne Haulcy to reflect on the origins of this podcast. Just days after the murder of George Floyd, Haulcy penned…
- How Children Can Become Critical Thinkers about Race in Media · 27 minWhat if, before you learned to read, you learned to ask questions? Faith Rogow calls it a “habit of inquiry,” and tells Dianne it’s more important now than ever. That’s because…
- What Social Science Says Parents Can Do About Implicit Bias · 22 minIf you thought experiments about race were a thing of the past, Sylvia Perry has news for you. In her social psychology lab at Northwestern University, she’s trying to figure out…
- Honest Beginnings: Using Explicit Language to Discuss Race and Identity with Young Children · 24 minWhat was it like to work at Sesame Workshop back in the day? How about Nickelodeon? As a proud Chinese American, Courtney Wong Chin was thrilled to help the companies find ways…
- Talking With Young Children About Race and Identity · 24 minNicol Russell is vice president for implementation research for Teaching Strategies, a professional development company for early childhood educators. She has taught young…
- Sparking Early Childhood Conversations About Race · 23 minWouldn’t it be great to play games for a living? That’s a big part of John Sessler’s job for PBS Kids. He tells Early Risers host Dianne Haulcy the work is fun, but not simple…
- Media’s Potential to Help Dismantle Racism · 23 minMedia companies like Cartoon Network consult Dr. Kira Banks to help ensure they portray diverse families accurately and respectfully. When Michael Brown was killed by police in…
- Seeing Race Through Picture Books · 29 minWhat if you COULD tell a book by its cover? What if the pictures and design were as important as the words? That’s the idea behind Megan Dowd Lambert’s “Whole Book Approach” to…
- Understanding Racial Identity in Young Children · 27 min“Racial identity” refers to a person’s understanding of different racial identities, one’s preferences for a particular racial identity and how identities are ranked in their…
