{"podcast":{"title":"The Child Psych Podcast","slug":"the-child-psych-podcast-5748916","podcast_index_feed_id":5748916,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/6728bc98580049df8ffc39c7","website_url":"https://sites.libsyn.com/436266","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/6728bc98580049df8ffc39c7/1775746157623-7d0b46f3-7350-43d3-8ca2-2e55b67ae7ad.jpeg","author":"Institute of Child Psychology","episode_count":192,"summary":"The ChildPsych Podcast brings to you the top parenting & mental health experts in the world. Designed to educate and inspire you with current research & concrete strategies that foster resiliency & healing in children and teens. Most importantly we’re here because we need to raise a generation of children who don’t need to recover from their childhoods. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-23T06:18:56.545343+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-child-psych-podcast-5748916"},"episode":{"title":"Raising Anti-Racist Children Starts Earlier Than Most Parents Realize, Episode #177","slug":"raising-anti-racist-children-starts-earlier-than-most-parents-realize-episode-177","published_at":"2026-04-08T14:34:02+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-child-psych-podcast-5748916/raising-anti-racist-children-starts-earlier-than-most-parents-realize-episode-177","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-child-psych-podcast-5748916","url":"https://shows.acast.com/the-child-psych-podcast/episodes/raising-kids-who-make-others-feel-like-they-belong-how-to-fo","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6728bc98580049df8ffc39c7/e/69d539eb3ae78d6f11cea5df/media.mp3","summary":"How do we raise children who not only feel a deep sense of belonging — but actively create it for others? In this powerful and deeply important episode of  The Child Psych Podcast , we sit down with Dr. Gaiathry Jeyarajan — clinical psychologist, educator, advocate, and author of Ella’s Choice — to explore what it truly means to raise inclusive, compassionate, and socially aware children in today’s world. Grounded in developmental science, attachment, and real-life parenting, this conversation unpacks how belonging begins in the earliest relationships — through emotional safety, secure attachment, and children feeling genuinely seen, heard, and valued at home. From there, we explore how children develop empathy, identity, moral courage, and the confidence to speak up when something feels unfair. Dr. Jeyarajan explains why children are naturally curious rather than judgmental, how bias is learned through environment and silence, and why avoiding conversations about race and difference can unintentionally leave children vulnerable to harmful narratives. Together, we discuss how honest, developmentally appropriate conversations build emotional safety, critical thinking, and compassion. This episode also highlights one of the most important truths in parenting: children learn far more from what we model than what we say. How we respond to exclusion, discomfort, injustice, and everyday moments teaches children how to move through the world. Most importantly, this conversation reminds us that raising anti-racist and inclusive children is not about perfection. It is about presence, openness, repair, and being willing to grow alongside our children. In This Episode, We Discuss: How belonging and inclusion begin in early childhood Why children are natur…","meta_description":"How do we raise children who not only feel a deep sense of belonging — but actively create it for others? In this powerful and deeply important episode of…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3386,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-child-psych-podcast-5748916/episodes/raising-anti-racist-children-starts-earlier-than-most-parents-realize-episode-177/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-child-psych-podcast-5748916/raising-anti-racist-children-starts-earlier-than-most-parents-realize-episode-177.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}