How do you raise your biracial child?

i was most fortunate to have been a blue haired blue eyed native american/"white" child (as it doesn't matter if your male or female) with parents that understood the importance of my heritage on both sides - having a Uncle who was a Shaman or Holy Man with the Cree Nation and a father that was not only Native American but a deacon in a Methodist church - we got to travel to all of our Native American lands to include the reservations where we were all transported to during the Trail of Tears - when i visited the Battle of the Little Big Horn site - i was most proud of the fact that my people finally stood up - but it was my parents that did all the clarification of true history - and they did so without pointing fingers at who did what to whom - that #1 never be ashamed of who you are #2 No one has the right to say who god talks to #3 never judge anyone until you've walked in their moccasin's #4 All rules are the same in any religion no stealing, no killing, no lying, no to alot of things #5 Bloodlines make you who you are #6 I am your parent and i would not lie to you i grew up in a home surrounded by two different cultures - i'm now 51 when i was a child my parents were asked to leave a store in New Mexico because my mothers skin was lighter than my fathers and i was a "towhead" (i won't go into how my Father reacted to that one) Mixed Blood - Bad Blood well i'm sure you know that story I thank God every day for those lessons from the people i loved and thank my spirit guide for never putting a veil over thier eyes so they could pass good teachings to me Surround your children first with love and then with teaching's make sure they understand that some teachers are not always right Just the fact that you asked shows how good of a parent you are Your children are most fortunate to have one such as you

Well I am a biracial woman, I'm Black/Hispanic and my husband is White. Our children are mulit-racial and they learn about both sides equally. It really isn't hard teaching them about who they are because they are around who they are all the time. They are taught that skin color is just that a skin color. It doesn't define who a person is, nor does it make them any better or worse then the next person. They have friends of all different races and treat each one the same. Thats how it's suppose to be.

Well my children are biracial but its not noticeable to be perfectly honest with you...HOWEVER I am biracial (West Indian and Polish) and I was raised by Brits who felt it would be better for me to be raised as a White child with "British background"...believe me..that in itself did SO MUCH DAMAGE....I honestly do feel that a bi or multi-racial child SHOULD DEFINATELY be raised to understand, embrace and cherish each/all of their races....

To raise a biracial child you have to teach them about both culture. If youre the only parent raising Him/her then you have to teach them about the other race like using books taking them to the library or museums. something like that. this is what my brother has to go through because he has a biracial child. his daughter is half black and half white so he has to be the one to teach her about the black culture.

My three children are biracial. As a mother, I do not think that biracial is any different as other racial kids. We are all human. I do, though, trying to teach them my cultures and customs. As far as manners go, I point out what to do or not do, say or not say. In general, they have respect for where I came from and they realize that my values, principles, and believes are also different. They learn to pick and choose what to do with both side of ethnics.

SkyDancer, you got this one soooo right! And good for you. I have a nephew who is biracial and being raised by my sister, his grandmother. She didn't think too much about it either until he came home from school one day with the big question. I tried to encourage her to embrace both heritages for him, but unfortunately she didn't and then in the long run lost a some of the trust her grandson had in her and he now just seems so lost. He has not been the same kids since he "found out" he was biracial. He should have been told from the beginning and he would have known so much about who he is rather than have all these questions as a young teen.