Mixed race kids who identify more with one race

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If you find that your child is identifying more closely with one race or another, understand that's normal for a mixed race for a person. Throughout her life, she probably will, from time to time, identify more closely with one side of her ethnic background than the other. Talk to her about it. You may be surprised at why she feels the way she does. Maybe it's her peer group. Maybe it's that she feels more closely identified with one parent, if she is being raised by a single parent. It's okay. It's natural. It's normal, and it may change over time.

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Christina Simon has a Bachelor of Political Science degree from UC Berkeley and a master’s degree in urban planning from UCLA. Christina is a past winner of the prestigious California State Senate Fellowship. She is a former vice president at Fleishman-Hillard, a global public relations firm. She is the mother of a son and a daughter who attend elementary school at The Willows Community School in Culver City. Christina served as the Co-Chair of the Willows School Auction in 2007-2008 and was actively involved in the annual fundraising campaign for several years. Christina was born and raised in LA. She currently lives with her husband and two children in Coldwater Canyon.

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If you find that your child is identifying more closely with one race or another, understand that's normal for a mixed race for a person. Throughout her life, she probably will, from time to time, identify more closely with one side of her ethnic background than the other. Talk to her about it. You may be surprised at why she feels the way she does. Maybe it's her peer group. Maybe it's that she feels more closely identified with one parent, if she is being raised by a single parent. It's okay. It's natural. It's normal, and it may change over time.