Self-Assessment Questions
Honoring Your Child’s Racial and Ethnic Heritage
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1. Reflect upon the development of your own racial and ethnic identity. Identify what
aspects of your racial/ethnic background have been important to you (i.e. traditions,
family culture, etc.). Are there areas of your racial/ethnic identity that you would like to
further develop?
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2. What ethnicities and/or races do you have knowledge of and connections with?
Describe.
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3. In considering your own community of family, friends, etc., what is the level of diversity?
How might you expand the diversity of your community?
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4. List three or more challenges a child may face growing up with a parent or parents of a
race different from him or her.
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5. How will you prepare your child to respond to racism?
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6. As a parent of a transracially adopted child, describe essential conversations that need
to occur with your child on a regular basis. Cite examples of ways in which these
conversations can come up in everyday life.
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