A bunch of children playing and running around a playground at a church party.( Flickr)

This episode of Idaho Matters originally aired on May 23, 2022.

As we continue to see heated debates around social justice issues, education freedom and how post-pandemic life might look - what seems to be lacking is a place for kids and caregivers to find resources to be able to talk about these issues and attitudes.

Amber O'Neal Johnston, the author of the book "A Place to Belong: Celebrating Diversity and Kinship in the Home and Beyond", joined Idaho Matters to talk about fostering open dialogue around discrimination, race, gender, disability and class.