Expect chills when listening to this episode with sociologist, author, strategist, and changemaker, Dr. Janice Johnson Dias. Speaking about intentional parenting in a world not built intentionally for your child, Dr. Janice discusses the detriment of colorblind parenting and how to create an environment for children to thrive using adversity as a tool. Tune in as she shares how majority culture has framed parenting and explains why if you want a great kid, you’re going to have to be a great human first.

KEY POINTS:

• Who is Dr. Janice Johnson Dias, according to her?
• What is parenting and its universal understandings?
• The top three foundational principles to instill in our children
• Why “do as I say not as I do” parenting is a thing of the past
• Utilizing age-appropriate honesty
• Are there dangers in oversharing with your children?
• Raising black children in white spaces
• How parenting is framed by structural conditions

QUOTABLES:

“We must recognize that parenting is a reflection of ourselves and that we must first attend to things about ourselves if we are going to be modestly successful in parenting. Parenting is about the child, yes, but it's far more about us.”

GUEST RESOURCES:

Learn more about Dr. Janice Johnson Dias at thedrjanice.com

IG | instagram.com/drjanicejohnson

Grassrootscommunityfoundation.org

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