http://foster-care.adoptionblogs.com/weblogs/how-should-a-child-respond-to-racist-com Provides information on foster care including adult, respite, and kinship along with resources, struggles that foster parents will face. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:39:00 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://foster-care.adoptionblogs.com/weblogs/how-should-a-child-respond-to-racist-com/comment-page-1#comment-414 mhsalon Wed, 29 Jul 2009 07:09:08 +0000 http://foster-care.www.adoptionblogs.com/2008/04/20/how-should-a-child-respond-to-racist-com#comment-414 That was a great way for you to deal with the problem. I will be picking up a bag of M&M That was a great way for you to deal with the problem. I will be picking up a bag of M&M

]]> http://foster-care.adoptionblogs.com/weblogs/how-should-a-child-respond-to-racist-com/comment-page-1#comment-413 southjarlington Tue, 21 Oct 2008 21:15:10 +0000 http://foster-care.www.adoptionblogs.com/2008/04/20/how-should-a-child-respond-to-racist-com#comment-413 My friend who also is involved in foster care and adoption took this issue on directly. She bought a large bag of M&M's and pulled out a bowl of yellow ones. Then she placed a bowl of mixed colors in front of all her children (bio, neighbor kids, foster kids, adopted kids) who were sitting around a table. She offered them each a trip to Chuckee Cheeses if they could identify pick out the color of any three candies while blindfolded. Eventually they got the message and the kids talked it out with very little parental discussion. My friend then pointed out how colorful the bowl is - then pointed to the all yellow bowl and asked "Wouldn't just one color be boring?" The kids got it and continued to reinforce it with their other friends for weeks later. My friend who also is involved in foster care and adoption took this issue on directly. She bought a large bag of M&M’s and pulled out a bowl of yellow ones. Then she placed a bowl of mixed colors in front of all her children (bio, neighbor kids, foster kids, adopted kids) who were sitting around a table. She offered them each a trip to Chuckee Cheeses if they could identify pick out the color of any three candies while blindfolded. Eventually they got the message and the kids talked it out with very little parental discussion. My friend then pointed out how colorful the bowl is – then pointed to the all yellow bowl and asked “Wouldn’t just one color be boring?” The kids got it and continued to reinforce it with their other friends for weeks later.

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