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A Psychological And Educational Perspective On Black Parenting Black Children Summary
A Psychological and Educational Perspective on Black Parenting, Black Children:
Rashaad Coleman
California State University, Northridge

After reading “A Psychological and Educational Perspective on Black Parenting, Black Children” I agree with Hariette Pipes McAdoo’s concepts on black parenting. Reading the research that this chapter contained, I realized there is a lot that goes into parenting in the African American community. It is more of an art then a science; you have to figure out what works specifically for your situation.
One thing that found very surprising was the teaching of racism in the upbringing of young black children. During my childhood, my parents never used the color

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