I find children more aware of race and skin colour now, probably from much younger that one would expect. In Trinidad as a youth, shit-talking or playing in de road or tracking girls I doh recall even sparing a thought to noticing who was black or red or indian.
So I does real wonder when lil children (I used to tutor some) refer to ppl as "this chinese guy" or "this black guy" or "this brown girl". Maybe they hear it among the older kids in school, or maybe they listen when their parents talk among themselves, I really doh know
zulu but i curious why you must tell your child she is black and beautiful, instead of simply reminding her she is beautiful, daiz all. I guess is these things that does make children aware of race and 'differences' when in truth dey are the all just children.