Raising Resilient Black Kids: A Parent's Guide to Helping Children Cope with Racial Stress, Manage Emotions, and Thrive

Erlanger A. Turner, PhD

Dec 2024 · Tantor Media Inc · Narrated by Mirron Willis

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Has your child experienced racial aggression, bullying, or harassment? Have they ever asked you why they are treated differently? If so, you are not alone. Discrimination and racism in society are a constant stressor and painful topic of conversation for many Black families. In this much-needed resource for parents of Black children, race and mental health expert Erlanger Turner combines evidence-based cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) skills with mindfulness and liberation psychology to help your kids cope with race-based stress, challenge systemic oppression and marginalization, and thrive. Using the author's innovative HEAL method (Healing Emotions and Anxiety through Liberation), you can help your kids: - Better understand what causes racial stress and how to navigate it - Take charge of their emotions, thoughts, and behaviors - Feel empowered and prepared to cope with in-the-moment racism - Cultivate racial literacy and become advocates for change Using the HEAL approach in this workbook, you'll know what to say to your child who has experienced or witnessed racism, when to say it, and how to help them heal and flourish.

About the author

Erlanger "Earl" Turner, PhD, is a licensed psychologist, and associate professor of psychology at Pepperdine Universit. He is former president of the Society for Child and Family Policy and Practice, and has served as a consultant for Sesame Street, Instagram, and other organizations on racial justice initiatives.

Prolific audiobook narrator Mirron Willis has won several AudioFile Earphones Awards and an Audie Award. An accomplished actor, he has appeared on stage, in films, and on television. His many theater credits include roles in Twelfth Night, Much Ado About Nothing, Knock Me a Kiss, and A Raisin in the Sun.

Jeffrey Gardere, PhD, ABPP, is associate professor and course director of behavioral medicine at Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine in New York. In addition, Gardere has a private practice in Manhattan, is an ordained interfaith minister, and has authored four books of his own and contributed to several others.

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