come millions of biracial children. Not everyone believes having biracial children is a

good idea. Some believe these parents are committing a grave offense against their

children, and thus they are unintentionally hurting their own children (Washington 278).

This a problem which many people are concerned about, teachers and social workers

especially. They are scared biracial children will not get the extra time and energy they

need to live as a normal child. Adults are needed to help the children understand why

they are different and how to deal with it. Biracial children must learn to cope with the

problems that come with being multi-cultural.

One of the biggest problems biracial children have is finding their identity. "What

are you?" is one of the most commonly asked questions that biracial children have to

answer to. Being unable to give a one race answer causes problems for both the child

and whom ever they are talking to. Many people do not understand how someone can be

two or more races. In their eyes you can only have one race. Since being biracial is not

normal to them, they look down on these people. T

go. One way is choosing a multi-ethnic race. Meaning both parents have heavy

life lost and unsure of what to do. Rejection has horrible effects on people, differing

is a very trying time for biracial children. Junior High is usually the beginning of finding

to feel as if they must choose between the two races, resulting in confusion and guilt over

Richmond Times Oct. 29, 1989: A1. SIRS Combined Text and Index CD-ROM.

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