So my 3 year old came back from nursery and said "mummy xxxx said ' i'm brown and you're brown and every one else is pink'" and I asked what else xxxx had said and she said "xxx said 'I'm not beautiful'".
So this is all new to me. I moved to the UK as an adult. I grew up in a country where everyone is black and was completely oblivious to skin colour and race. I expected I would have to have the race conversation at some point in my motherhood career but not at 3 years.
tbh, the second statement may not have been linked to the first one, they may have been 2 independent conversations (who knows what 3 year olds discuss in nursery) and she has always noted the fact that she is brown and mummy is brown and daddy is pink! And i've never thought much about it. However, i'm wondering if i need to really start thinking about race and how to prevent my 3 year old getting hurt.
I have no ideas on what to do.
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"You are brown and everyone else is pink.....you are not beautiful"
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Toribee · 07/04/2016 22:06
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