How to Diversify Your Child’s Toy Box

Reflecting the real world, in all its glory.

View in browser|nytimes.com Continue reading the main story August 8, 2020 A roundup of new guidance and stories from NYT Parenting. Golden Cosmos Earlier this summer I asked experts and authors to recommend books that help explain racism and protest to kids, and our readers offered even more excellent suggestions. The experts emphasized that it’s never too early to start openly talking about race with your children. Since we know that little kids process so much of the world through play, in a piece this week, Shanicia Boswell gives advice on how to diversify your toy box, by putting more thought into the dolls and imaginative games you choose. Continue reading the main story ADVERTISEMENT “I select each doll and book for my 7-year-old daughter with intention,” Shanicia writes, and encourages readers to take an audit of their children’s dolls, action figures and games. She wants her daughter’s toys “to reflect the real world, in all its diverse glory.” Also this week, Elliot Haspel tries to answer the question: Why are child care programs open when schools are not? The history is both fascinating and maddening, and has to do with the way our society has devalued care, and misunderstood the importance of brain development in a child’s early years. With many houses of worship still closed, NYT Parenting reporter Christina Caron talks to families finding ways to honor their religious faith outside churches, temples and mosques. Cynthia McKelvey provides guidance for families with more than two parents about how to navigate legal and social challenges. Clint Edwards has a lovely essay about helping his daughter come to terms with her attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, and teaching her that there’s no shame in supporting your mental health. Luisa Weiss, a mom in Berlin, lets us know what it was like to send her kids back to school in the spring once the virus had receded in Germany, and what schools will look like when most of them start next week. Finally, we have a gorgeous musing from Christin Drake, a psychiatrist, about the shadow that she says follows Black mothers and their sons. “There is no way I could have escaped this shadow over my mothering,” she writes. “I should have always known. Perhaps I have always known. Black mothers have always known. I know just what this country can do to my son, and also that I have no way to undo it. Fancy life and all.” Thanks for reading! — Jessica Grose, lead editor, NYT Parenting P.S. We’re looking for working mothers who are interested in keeping a diary of their activities — housework, homework, paid work, and everything in between — for one day in September. If you’re interested in participating, click here to tell us your story, and a reporter may be in touch. Continue reading the main story ADVERTISEMENT THIS WEEK IN NYT PARENTING Courtney Sofiah Yates for The New York Times   The Shadow Behind Black Mothers and Their Sons A Black mother describes her many hopes for her child, and all come tinged with a nagging dread. By Christin Drake Yifan Wu   Why Are Child Care Programs Open When Schools Are Not? Society’s perception of child care being of lesser quality to education has rarely been so pronounced. By Elliot Haspel Bianca Bagnarelli   How I Got My Daughter to Take Her A.D.H.D. Pill She needed to know there’s no shame in taking medication for mental illness. By Clint Edwards Aubrey Trinnaman for The New York Times   The Challenges of Polyamorous Parenting Starting a family with more than two parents can present legal and social pitfalls. Here’s how some parents are making it work. By Cynthia McKelvey Hannah Yoon for The New York Times   How Families Are Finding God, Grace and Faith Outside a House of Worship Parents say they miss the religious communities that were a big part of their lives, but they are finding ways to practice their faith with their children. By Christina Caron Nick Little   How to Diversify Your Toy Box Ways to create a multiracial and multicultural spectrum in a child’s activities and toys. By Shanicia Boswell Tom Werner/Getty Images   Are You a Working Mom? We Want To Hear Your Pandemic Story The Times wants to know what your new normal looks like. Continue reading the main story ADVERTISEMENT Tiny Victories Parenting can be a grind. Let’s celebrate the tiny victories. My 6-year-old has the habit of mindlessly biting his nails while he watches TV. I’ve started putting a bag of baby carrots in his lap and now he mindlessly eats those instead. — Tracey Marcelo, Tequesta, Fla. 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