EP 49: Exploring Whiteness, Anti-Racism, and Parenting Interracially Adopted Teens with Beth Wheeler

Back by popular demand, Beth Wheeler: 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 haven't listened to our first conversation, you can listen here

So much of adoption is about a confusing identity of frequently asking “where is home?” amidst unknowns of who you are. At a time where 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

Resources:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/beth-wheeler-aa0b5ba/
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists/beth-wheeler-silver-spring-md/445743