Exploring Whiteness, Anti-Racism, and Parenting Interracially Adopted Teens with Beth Wheeler
There is no one size fits all plan when it comes to parenting. This is especially true if you are parenting children with intersecting identities. These children face different challenges than other children, including finding where they fit in, how to connect with others, and where they are most accepted. Beth and I share our experiences raising children with intersecting identities in this week's podcast.
Back by popular demand, Beth Wheeler: is a psychotherapist, educator, networker, and advocate who works to promote equity and inclusion with diverse populations in all areas of her work. Beth's first time on the Real World Parenting podcast is the most listened-to episode of the show, so we wanted to further these vital conversations about whiteness, anti-racism, and parenting interracially adopted teens.
If you have yet to listen to our first conversation, you can listen here.
So much of adoption is navigating a confusing identity that includes frequently asking, "Where is home?" amidst unknowns of who you are. At a time when everybody is searching and trying to understand who they are, identity questions become more profound, especially in children with intersecting identities. This week, Dr. Laura and Beth discuss how having adolescent children changes or highlights the way your whiteness shows up in your parenting and navigating children growing into teens and being perceived differently.
What You Will Learn:
Stay curious and find community
Listen to & believe your children
How conversations change from when they were younger
How ingroup & outgroup communication differs
Our kids can teach us too
Listen to the full podcast here.
Thank you for connecting,
Dr. Laura Anderson
Dr. Laura S. Anderson specializes in educating and supporting families, as well as clinicians who support transracial adoptive families, across the globe to overcome barriers, derive strength from their differences, and thrive. She is a dynamic advocate for multiracial families and a strong advocate for supporting "third culture" children and families who may need support with the stressors associated with living out of their countries of origin and kids navigating gender and diversity.
Contact Dr. Anderson here.
