Raising Good Biracial Children / Francis Wardle.

Discussions about interracial families usually end with the question, "but what about the children?" This paper examines the prerequisites of parenting biracial children, whether in foster, adoptive, one-, or two-parent families and provides suggestions to help parents of biracial children in their...

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Main Author: Wardle, Francis
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1989.
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Physical Description:11 pages
Format: Microfilm Book

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