Share 23: How to talk to your kids about the hard stuff! With Chelsea Okorafor

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October 30, 2020

23: How to talk to your kids about the hard stuff! With Chelsea Okorafor

52 minutes

Hi Parents! Do you find yourself struggling with talking to your children about the hard stuff going on in the world right now? After talking to my cousin Chelsea I feel better equipped to talk to my kids about the COVID-19 pandemic, race, and mental health in general! Talking to your children is so important and Chelsea gives us great tips for taking this big topics and finding ways to interpret them so our children can understand. We are so grateful to Chelsea for her time and expertise. Now let's talk!

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*here are the sources Chelsea quotes and sites from our conversation*

https://healthblog.uofmhealth.org/childrens-health/raising-race-conscious-children-how-to-talk-to-kids-about-race-and-racism

https://www.pbs.org/parents/talking-about-racism

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6857396/ (this is the NIH study)

https://www.bhpalmbeach.com/long-term-mental-health-effects-of-coronavirus/ ((this is the NIH study summarized nicely)

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