Parents’ Ethnic Racial Socialization Practices and Preschool-Aged Children’s Self-Esteem: A Qualitative Exploration

Charis Stanek, Alvalyn Dixon-Gardner, Taylor Napier, Additti Munshi, Angelise Radney, Susan Yoon, Scott Graves, College of Social Work, The Ohio State University, College of Education and Human Ecology, The Ohio State University

Journal of Family Issues

Published online on June 26, 2026

Abstract

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Little is known about how parents of preschool-aged children engage in conversations around race and ethnicity, and their perceptions of how these conversations influence children’s self-esteem. Parents (N= 16) of children ages 3–5 were interviewed for ...