589: Dr. Traci Baxley: Social Justice Parenting - Raising Allies & Activists
Dr. Traci Baxley is a mother of five, consultant, educator and coach dedicated to supporting families, organizations and corporations in developing diversity & inclusion practices that lead to meaningful relationships, genuine belonging and high productivity. She is also the creator of Social Justice Parenting\xae, a philosophy that moves families from fear-based parenting to creating spaces of belonging through compassion, radical love and social justice engagement.\xa0Her book, Social Justice Parenting, comes out next week on October 19th.\xa0This is a book you definitely want in your home library.\xa0\nAs part of Traci\u2019s book launch, I will be joining her for her virtual book launch party on October, 20th.\xa0This will be a one hour conversation with Traci and me, as well as audience members, as Traci shares stories from the book and talks through some of the most critical things we need to face if we want to parent our children through the lens of social justice values.\xa0Sign up to join Traci and me live for this virtual conversation at shamelessmom.com/justice.\nListen in to hear Traci share:\n\nWhy we must go beyond becoming allies and activists ourselves, and also raise our children to become activists\n\nHer identity as a mother of 5 who has biracial children, neurodiverse children, and children with mental health struggles\n\nThe pushback she gets being in an interracial marriage\n\nWhat fear based parenting looks like - especially in comparison to social justice parenting\n\nHow to start shifting gears into social justice parenting\n\nHow to talk to your kids about race in small ways that have big impact\n\nWhy you can\u2019t always be the fixer for your kids - and the importance of listening for clarity & empathy not just to solve problems as a parent\n\nHow parents in mostly white communities can raise conscientious children who are invested in racial equity and social justice\n\nThe importance of learning about and talking about Black joy with your kids\n\nLinks mentioned:\n\nJoin Traci and me for Traci\u2019s virtual book launch on October 20th\n\n\nBuy the Book: Social Justice Parenting by Dr. Traci Baxley\n\n\nConnect with Traci: Social Justice Parenting\n\n\nTraci on IG\n\nTraci on FB\n\nTraci on LinkedIn\n\nTraci on Twitter\n\n\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices