[quiescentfury]

I agree with the others have said. When looking for daycare and private school we really spent time visiting the schools to be sure they were mulitracial. We spend time with Cory's dad and his side of the family and also spend time with our AA friends.

I am very consious when I buy things for the home and children. I look for toys that have AA people in them. My six year old son has a doll that is a BR boy. He named him Alex and he loves him.

I buy almost every book I see that has AA children and families in them. We have so many books, but only a quarter have AA people in them. It is harder to find. I am hoping to really add to our library over the next couple months.

Clothing is another issue. Childens clothing many times had characters on them, it is hard to find anyting with AA people, so I stear away from clothing with people on them.

Artwork for the home is also a concern. I don't feel that I need to have African artwork as we don't have Italian or Irish artwork, but I make sure if I have an even display of AA people and CC people in the paintings I have.

We talk about AA history. We got this great book for Cory that is a children's guide to AA history. It is a workbook and has activities. It is really great because it does not just highlight MLK and slavery it talks about all aspects of AA history including inventors, wars, writers and so much more. I will have to get the name tonight when I get home.

I guess it is a general observance of everything that comes into the home and to make sure it is not all CC. I think it is important that my children see people that look like them every day.