What about the Children?: Five Values for Multiracial Families - Softcover

Doyley, Nicole

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0664268994 ISBN 13: 9780664268992

Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press, 2025

Synopsis

Multiracial identity brings both gifts and challenges―for kids and their parents. Beyond questions about skin tone and other physical characteristics, children may wonder where they fit in the world and why people treat them differently. Parents may find themselves ill-equipped for situations they never faced in their own childhoods. What about the Children? deftly provides families formed by interracial marriage or transracial adoption with the guidance and tools they need to help their children embrace, celebrate, and confidently navigate all parts of their heritage.<.p> Author Nicole Doyley shares the challenges of growing up biracial without much guidance for navigating her Black and white worlds as well as the intentionality with which she and her Jamaican husband raise their children. Drawing on a wealth of personal anecdotes, expert insights, and practical advice, she illuminates five core values to help multiracial families thrive. From raising one’s own awareness of cultural differences to humbly seeking a diverse community of support to honestly preparing children for specific aspects of racism, What about the Children? covers both the basics and nuances of raising children with a sense of pride in their heritage and a strong, resilient sense of self. Each chapter includes examples featuring families of various multiracial makeups, questions for readers to reflect on, and suggestions of age-appropriate action steps.

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About the Authors

Nicole Doyley grew up in Brooklyn, New York, attended Dartmouth College, and worked in church ministry for almost twenty-five years. She is a writer, speaker, and podcast host. Her trusted ability to articulate in a disarming manner enables her to inspire productive conversations surrounding race. As a biracial woman, Nicole has spent her entire life engaging in both Black and white worlds, and she’s able to comfortably participate in diverse communities with ease and understanding. Nicole lives with her husband and two sons in Rochester, New York, and you can find her at nicoledoyley.com.

Tasha Jun is an author who has spent her life navigating cultural collisions and liminal space. She believes the middle spaces and the margins teach us how to see one another as poetry and treasure. She is passionate about stories, curiosity, and helping others embrace themselves as wholly beloved image bearers. She writes about ethnic identity, belonging, and everyday life, with nuance, melancholy and grace. Writing has always been the way God has led her out of hiding and towards the hope of shalom.

Edition details

• Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press
• Publication date: 2025
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0664268994
• ISBN 13: 9780664268992
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 203