Different And Wonderful

Description for DIFFERENT AND WONDERFUL: RAISING BLACK CHILDREN IN A RACE-CONSCIOUS SOCIETY by Dr. Darlene Powell Hopson and Dr. Derek S Hopson:

It is every child's birthright to dream. Unfortunately, hopes, goals, and good intentions can sometimes get lost in a mire of prejudice---both subtle and overt. Now, thanks to the groundbreaking DIFFERENT AND WONDERFUL, Black parents can prepare their children for the race consciousness that still pervades. American society, while, at the same time, inspire them with positive values, productive lifestyles, and all-important self-respect.

This watershed book offers no magic formulas, no "instant success" in five easy steps. Instead, renowned psychologists Darlene Powell Hopson and Derek S Hopson explore the sometimes tough, sometimes unspoken, questions that face the Black middle-class family today. Using provocative quizzes, their private practice, and their own experiences as parents, the Hopsons, take you through each stage of your children's lives, providing all the tools you'll need to raise them healthfully and well---without sacrificing family values or ethnic pride. Written with sensitivity and practicality, DIFFERENT AND WONDERFUL addresses both your immediate and long-term concerns, including how to:

*Root out your own subconscious taboos with the Hopsons' "Racial Attitude Assessment Procedure"

*Discuss race-related issues with your family in the most productive way possible

*Instill ethnic identity and pride in your children, even if you live in a predominantly White environment and they attend predominantly White schools

*Customize books for your infants and toddlers

*Find daycare that works

*Help your teen wrestle with stereotypes

*Establish important role models for your children at any age

*Cope with teenage sexuality---especially as it relates to racism, racial identity, and peer group support

*Use the community to both strengthen family ties and broaden your children's understanding of other races and ethnic groups

*Locate books, magazines, games, videos, toys, and dolls that celebrate African -American culture---with an exclusive resource guide

But perhaps the most important message to recognize in this comprehensive and reassuring guide is the fact that Black Culture is different---and life-affirmingly wonderful, too