Title:
Parenting at the intersections : raising neurodivergent children of color
Author:
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Publication Date:
2024
Publication Information:
Chicago : Parenting Press, [2024]
©2024.
Physical Description:
xxv, 318 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
ISBN:
9781641608893
Abstract:
What if parenting were an act of social justice? In this part story-telling, part self-inquiry book, authors and therapists Jaya Ramesh and Priya Saaral situate parenting children of color with neurodivergence within the context of various interlocking systems of oppression including settler colonialism, White supremacy, ableism, and capitalism. These intersections engender isolation and loneliness. Using the voices of parents on the front lines and other experts, Parenting at the Intersections offer an invitation to parents to slow down and reflect on their own parenting journeys. When parents can be given space to listen to their own voices, to connect with their children, and find community with others, they can find the most radical ways to disrupt systems of oppression.
Contents:
Part I, The foundations of the home : The framework ; Standing at the intersections: the contexts we parent in ; The map is not the territory: understanding how our children develop -- Part II. Lives inside the home : Building the model: choosing to parent differently ; Uncovering vibrant playgrounds: embracing a diversity of play ; Standing in the doorway of adulthood: parenting our adolescents ; Parenting at the edge of understanding: setting boundaries with tech -- Part III. Relating to the world outside : The halls of medicine: navigating medical systems ; Unlearning the script: educating our children ; Dismantling the pipeline: protecting our children from the legal system -- Part IV. Building a better world. Finding what feels like home: building our village ; A parenting love ethic: an invitation to emancipation.
Language:
English
