[8isenough]

Hi. I'm new to the forum and just wanted to give a little advice in regard to raising AA children as CC parents. I adopted a sibling group of 4 AA children 4 yrs ago. I too, live in a prodominantly CC area where my children are amongst only a handful of AA children at school. We could not afford to move nor had any desire to move from our area BUT we did change our church! We have attended a Baptist church in our area that is mostly AA and my children are very involved in the activities there and also I have gotten very involved as well. My children have great AA rolemodels and have friends that are of both races. It has worked out beautifully. It is very important to recognize that CC schools DO NOT offer a well-rounded view of history when it comes to AA history. It is important to do this at home. Take your kids on field trips, read books, etc. all year long; not just Black History Month. (Giving it only 1 month speaks for itself! ) Just thought I'd offer my 2 cents on the subject.