Race issues/questions in children

[FSUZeta]

when my children were young and would ask me questions that really threw me for a loop, such as "why is the sky blue, why is the grass green,etc." i would ask them what they thought- and they always had an answer, often much better than i could have come up with. it got me off the hook tons of times!

if the opportunity arises again and your daughter makes a similar comment, "mommy, why are white people prettier than black people" try saying,"why do you think?" and see what she has to say. that at least would give you more to go on. it is amazing what young children are thinking.