I'm chocolate, you're vanilla: raising healthy Black and biracial children in a race-conscious world

Introduction

PART ONE: THAT MAGICAL PLACE: RACE AWARENESS IN THE PRESCHOOL YEARS: Chocolate and Vanilla: how preschoolers see color and race

How preschoolers begin to learn racial attitudes

When to be concerned that race is a problem for preschoolers

Raising the racially healthy preschooler

PART TWO: THE WANING OF RACIALLY INNOCENCE: THE EARLY SCHOOL YEARS: Shades of Brown and Black: how early grade-schoolers see color and race

Black children's self-esteem: the real deal

How school influences children's awarenesss of color and race

PART THREE: REALITY BITES: RACE AWARENESS IN MIDDLE CHILDHOOD AND ADOLESCENCE: Fading to Black and White: how children in the middle years see race

How school influences other children's ideas about race

Preparing for adolescence: the lines are drawn

A healthy high school experience: you can make a difference

Epilogue

Appendix: Stages of race awareness.