In being taken aback by .....

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My son saying to my mum on the phone "hello mummy, my name is Alexander, I am white"?

I found it a really odd thing for a 4 year old to come out with, it sounds silly but i have not ever mentioned colour, as he has never asked about it.

When my husband started school he was found in a corner licking the face of the only black child in the class. When asked what he was doing he said he thought the other child was made of chocolate.

Not sure what the point of my ancedote is but just to reassure you he didn't grow up to become a racist. I think children at that age are just interested in the differences between individuals and their observations aren't a bad thing.

My daughter once told me she hated Hamed in her class because he's got brown skin. No, she's never been exposed to racism, it was just something she said *while I quietly died of shame).

But then, she's not a very nice child :)

Aw that's actually so sweet. Colour at that age is simply descriptive unless kids have heard otherwise (which would be cause for concern). Not at all un PC he was just asking. At 6 years old y DS used to refer to people as black, yellow, red, white. It was only when he called someone purple that I realised he was talking about the colour of their jumpers/football kit. We are mixed race.... :D

Kids don't know that there's supposed to be any negative stuff tied in with skin color, to them it's just a descriptive term. :)

I read an article about parents doing too good of a job not mentioning it, though...that it needs to be discussed. We've talked to DS about some people not liking others because of their color, and how silly that is because until you know someone you don't know whether you like them or not. :)

My son at that age sat in a shopping centre cafe waiting for daddy to meet us shouted at the top of his voice....."there's my daddy....oh no it's not he's black" the poor man it was aimed at took it really well! And the others around us just giggled I was bright red at this point!!!!!
Children say the strangest things some times!

I know he is not going to grow up into a racist ha ha that wasn't my concern, i just don't want him to think of people in colours.
I know its a descriptive term but i don't want him to think that way. Eg 5 of my friends are brown, five are black, as apposed to i have ten friends.

Oh i know what i mean. I am going to not think about it.

My DD2 (3 yrs) stopped by a lady in a wheelchair in Sainsbury's and pointed. I was mortified, didn't know whether to drag her away quietly muttering about it being rude to point or just deal with it and ask her what was interesting. Swallowed hard and asked her; she said, 'look mummy, pink lady'. Lady in wheelchair was wearing a bright pink coat. To them life is all multi-coloured and fascinating. We worry too much.