I asked Halim and Gaither how children form racist attitudes and what parents can do to keep them from becoming racist. And everyone belongs to some groups -- race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, age, socioeconomic status, occupation, college affiliation, religion, neighborhood, even your favorite sports team. What you can deconstruct are those automatic, implicit, instantaneous and often negative associations with racial groups that are different than our own. Gaither: Parents need to have friends of different races and ethnicities. Halim: I think it's also important to remember that other racial groups can have biases as well.