HELP!

My daughter just told me that she's the only child in her class that is brown and she wants to know why she's brown and everyone else is lighter than her. I told her that she's beautiful and we're all the same on the inside. Does anyone have any suggestions as to what else I should say?

You could tell her its because different people's ancestors come from different places. And show her some pictures of people from different places. Then explain that all are beautiful in their own way.

I think that you did the right thing.You can also tell her that underneath our skin we are all the same.

oh man.. thats tough.

i'd just tell her that everybody looks different
people have differnt eyes. hair. and even skin.
the color of your skin is justl ike your hair or eyes.. no one person has the exact same color. and its what makes you YOU and it what makes you beautiful.

Quoting LA REINA™:“ My daughter just told me that she's the only child in her class that is brown and she wants to know why ... [snip!] ... her that she's beautiful and we're all the same on the inside. Does anyone have any suggestions as to what else I should say?”

Every body is different. Eye colors,hair colors, but what matters is whats inside =)

My husband's solution is to put her in a "mixed" school. My daughter goes to the best school in the suburb we live in  

Quoting LA REINA™:“ My husband's solution is to put her in a "mixed" school. My daughter goes to the best school in the suburb we live in  ”

No, don't move her. The question was bound to come up eventually. She'll miss her friends. 

Quoting Mimi*Illogical*BGFM:“ No, don't move her. The question was bound to come up eventually. She'll miss her friends. ”

I agree. I was so shocked when she said it. I mean I knew this beforehand I just didn't think it would come up this early.

Quoting LA REINA™:“ I agree. I was so shocked when she said it. I mean I knew this beforehand I just didn't think it would come up this early.”

I think it usually comes up around school age. When they get exposed to new kids and new ideas. It's not a bad thing, it's an opportunity for learning!

Quoting Mimi*Illogical*BGFM:“ I think it usually comes up around school age. When they get exposed to new kids and new ideas. It's not a bad thing, it's an opportunity for learning!”

I hope no one is telling her anything at school.

Quoting LA REINA™:“ I hope no one is telling her anything at school.”

I hope not too. I had to deal with that with my older 2.

i would tell her God spent more time making her browner because she is special but everyone is still special in their own ways 

Quoting Mimi*Illogical*BGFM:“ I hope not too. I had to deal with that with my older 2.”

What did you do? I have heard kids around my house using the n word and I'm just like OMG, what kind of parents teach their kids racial intolerance at such a young age.

Quoting YANA`S MAMY x3:“ i would tell her God spent more time making her browner because she is special but everyone is still special in their own ways ”

lol!

Quoting Mimi*Illogical*BGFM:“ I hope not too. I had to deal with that with my older 2.”

that's horrible