Family therapist encourages family discussions on race

Kristi Gross reports

TO TALK WITH A FAMILYTHERAPIST TODAY ABOUT HOW TOBEST TEACH YOUR KIDS ABOUTRACE AND RACISM.THIS VIDEO WITH THE WORDS ICAN'T BREATHE DISPLAYED ACROSSTHE SCREENPLAY FOR 8 MINUTESAND 46 SECONDS ON NICKELODEONIN TV TUESDAY, THE AMOUNT OFTIME INVESTIGATORS SAYMINNEAPOLIS POLICE OFFICERDEREK CHA BEEN HAD HIS KNEEAND GEORGE FLOYD'S NECK.

ITWAS A SHOW OF SOLIDARITY WITHBLACK LIVES MATTER PROTESTSACROSS THE COUNTRY JUST ONE OFTHE ACTIONS NETWORKS HAVETAKEN ENCOURAGING PARENTS TOHAVE CONVERSATIONS WITH THEIRKIDS ABOUT RACISM AGE SHOULDBE INITIATED BY.TALKING TO THE CHILD ANDNOTICE HOW THE CHILD ISHANDLING ALL THAT IS GOING ONDOCTOR YOU SHOULD HUNTER ALICENSED FAMILY THERAPIST SAYSPARENTS SHOULDN'T SHY AWAYFROM TOPICS LIKE RACE,ESPECIALLY IN LIGHT OF ONGOINGPROTESTS IF THE CHILD ISLOOKING VERY UPSET ORDISTRAUGHT OR DISTURBED, OREVEN ASK QUESTIONS TO THE PATHWE SHOULD ALWAYS BE OPEN TOHAVING.A CONVERSATION WITH THEM.SHE SAYS PARENTS SHOULD KEEPTHE CONVERSATIONS ABOUT RACEAGE APPROPRIATE IF THE AIRYOUNGER THAN 5 AND TALKING TOTHEM OR SENATE AROUND THEFEELINGS.AND OF COURSE ENSURING THATTHEIR SAFETY FOR KIDS A LITTLEOLDER, SHE RECOMMENDS PARENTSPROVIDE MORE INFORMATION INCONTEXT IT KIND OF HELP YOURCHILD TO UNDERSTAND THEREASONS FOR PEOPLE BEHAVE INTHE WAY THAT THEY BEHEAD ISPOKE WITH A BLACK MOTHER WHOTELLS ME SHE AND HER HUSBANDTALK TO THEIR 4 KIDS AGES 9 TO17 ABOUT RACE AND THEPROTESTS.

THEY SAY THEY DON'TSUGARCOAT WHAT'S GOING ON.THEY WANT TO MAKE SURE THATTHEY PREPARE THEIR KIDS FORTHE RACISM, THEY WILLEXPERIENCE IN OUR LIVES.DOCTOR HUNTER SAYS THE VIRALVIDEOS OF DOWNS CAN BETRAUMATIZING FOR TEENS OF ALLAGES TO SEE I EVEN AND STRUCKAS IT THERE IS NOT ONLY MYTEENAGER CLIENTS, BUT MY ADULTCLIENTS TO REFRAIN FROM STANDON SOCIAL MEDIA FOR WHILEBECAUSE OF FEELING POWERLESSBECAUSE OF FEELING HELPLESSBECAUSE OF FILLING RAGE ANDANXIETY.IN STOCKTON, KRISTY GROSS