Young adults’ opinions and values are majorly influenced by the people that surround them because an estimated, "7 in 10 teens (71%) say their social and political ideology is about the same as their mom and dad's”(Lyons n.pag.). Although many parents may believe that their children do not listen to a word they say, they do. Parents are the most influential people in their kids’ lives, which means that they have the biggest impact on them. Children watch their every move, they mimic them, and idolize them. This is especially true when it comes to cultural differences. Children inherit their parents’ beliefs and retain them throughout adulthood. Parental racial beliefs have influenced future generation’s values and beliefs in a matter that often …show more content…
Raising a child that is affected by racism is more challenging because, “Parents of black children, along with parents of other ethnically underrepresented youth, are also tasked with teaching their children how to navigate, and sometimes even survive, a society that may give messages that undermine parents’ efforts” (Gaskin n.pag.). Because of the damages caused by racial prejudice parents not only have to raise their kids as like any other parent, but they also have to equip them for what the following years will bring: harsh, cruel ridicule and a feeling of not belonging in the country. Many kids that are targets of discrimination often have,“Psychological responses to racism very similar to trauma, such as somatization, which is psychological distress expressed as physical pain, interpersonal sensitivity, and anxiety”(Wood n.pag.). The damage that society has caused in children because of where they’re from or their skin color is jaw dropping. People hate other human beings for reasons that can not justify, and it’s pushing apart our beloved