How Do I Explain This to My Kids? : Parenting in the Age of Trump

Introduction / Dr. Ava Siegler -- Part one. How do I explain this to my kids? Here's what I'm telling my brown son about Trump's America / Mira Jacob -- How do I explain to my daughters what happened in this election? / Dan Kois -- As a Muslim, how do I tell my child the new president doesn't like us? / Mebdi Hasan -- Parenting in the shadow of Trump / John Culhane -- "Only white people," said the little girl / Topher Sanders -- How kids talk about Donald Trump / Molly Knefel -- Can the Muslim American family survive Trump? / Huda Al-Marashi -- Arm them with facts : raising my girls in Gainesville, Florida / Darlena Cunha -- Making kids feel safe in a Trump world isn't easy / Kera Bolonik -- "I love you, but ..." what your Trump vote tells my family / David Valdes Greenwood -- The day after the election, I told my daughter the truth / Nicole Chung -- Fliers on the train / Carlos Sandoval -- In a time of Trump, millennial Jews awaken to antisemitism / Benjamin Wofford -- "I had a scary dream about Donald Trump" : Muslim parents face a tense election / Samantha Schmidt -- Should I teach my kids to value truth in the era of Trump? / John Ziegler -- Is Donald Trump dangerous for children? / Robin D.G. Kelley -- Trump is a great storyteller. We need to be better / Viet Thanh Nguyen -- Talking to kids about Trump's victory / Adam Gopnik -- Part two. How you explain this to your kids : Dr. Ava Siegler offers her best advice. Raising civilized children in an uncivilized world -- Protecting your children in the Trump era -- Explaining Trump to your kids -- The call to action: facing the future.;"In the immediate aftermath of the 2016 presidential election, parents across the country found themselves at a loss for words. And with the Trump administration now well underway, parents continue to struggle to respond thoughtfully and appropriately to these unprecedented times"--Back cover. The day after the 2016 presidential election, filmmaker Carlos Sandoval found Ku Klux Klan fliers on the seats of the Long Island Railroad and recounts how his Cuban American niece Lexi's world was "shattered" by the election—she is one of thousands of children wondering if they will be deported or denied benefits under the Trump administration. Other children are taunted on the playground, have their head scarves ripped off, or are left to wonder, "Does Donald Trump not like brown boys like me?" And girls everywhere are devastated that a crass and bigoted bully was elected over the woman poised to become America's first female president. In the wake of the election, even the most thoughtful and progressive parents across the country found themselves at a loss for words. Borrowing its title from the memorable election night question posed by Van Jones, How Do I Explain This to My Kids? brings together moving first-person accounts by parents including novelist Mira Jacob, Pulitzer Prize winner Viet Thanh Nguyen, scholar Robin D.G. Kelley, New York Times blogger Nicole Chung, and others, who recount their best efforts to parent effectively in the current climate. The second half of the book features advice from leading child psychologist Ava Siegler, whose bestselling book What Should I Tell the Kids? established her as an authority on talking to children about difficult topics. From racism and homophobia to anti-Semitism, lying, sexism, and bullying, Dr. Siegler provides concrete advice for parents of kids of all ages—grade schoolers, preteens, adolescents, and young adults—for helping their children navigate a complicated, difficult time. Introduction / Dr. Ava Siegler Part one. How do I explain this to my kids?. Here's what I'm telling my brown son about Trump's America / Mira Jacob How do I explain to my daughters what happened in this election? / Dan Kois As a Muslim, how do I tell my child the new president doesn't like us? / Mehdi Hasan Parenting in the shadow of Trump / John Culhane "Only white people," said the little girl / Topher Sanders How kids talk about Donald Trump / Molly Knefel Can the Muslim American family survive Trump? / Huda Al-Marashi Arm them with facts : raising my girls in Gainesville, Flordia / Darlena Cunha Making kids feel safe in a Trump world isn't easy / Kera Bolonik "I love you, but..." what your Trump vote tells my family / David Valdes Greenwood The day after the election, I told my daughter the truth / Nicole Chung Fliers on the train / Carlos Sandoval In a time of Trump, millennial Jews awaken to antisemitism / Benjamin Wofford "I had a scary dream about Donald Trump" : Muslim parents face a tense election / Samantha Schmidt Should I teach my kids to value truth in the era of Trump? / John Ziegler Is Donald Trump dangerous for children? / Robin D.G. Kelley Trump is a great storyteller. we need to be better / Viet Thanh Nguyen Talking to kids about Trump's victory / Adam Gopnik Part two. How you explain this to your kids : Dr. Ava Siegler offers her best advice. Raising civilized children in an uncivilized world Protecting your children in the Trump era Explaining Trump to your kids The call to action : facing the future. PAPERBACK ORIGINAL Impassioned accounts by writers and artists of having "The Trump Talk" with their own kids followed by a leading child psychologist's advice to parents of children of all ages and backgrounds