[nickchris]

What is lack of knowledge, terms of endearment for a child? Some terms are not cool, for example; sticking stuff in a Black child's hair, and saying look at how it just stays there. Calling a Black child a little monkey. If I had a CC child, I woud not say come here, "sparkle", or worse.
Be proactive, and even over cautious as a tra parent, forget having issues with pc terms.. you cannot afford to mess up with the child. From a CC to Black vantage: Say the word or phrase, and imagine being in the other person's shoes, and imagine how it feels. Read, read, and read some more. Google racial slang words. I think if one hesitates and have to ask, it may not be a good word, or term.