Emotion socialization is the verbal and nonverbal practice of how parents help their children to understand and regulate their feelings. Researchers have sought to understand what defines “positive” versus “negative” emotion socialization, yet these efforts have established ideals based on White middle and upper-class families. Past studies have shown that White parents more often demonstrate “positive” emotion socialization while Black and Latinx parents more often demonstrate “negative” emotion socialization. However, while “negative” emotion socialization leads to worse child functioning in White families, this may not be true for Black and Latinx families. In fact, recent literature has theorized that emotional socialization by Black parents is used to protect their children from racial discrimination. Katie is motivated to challenge that there is a model of “good” parenting practices that looks the same for families of color and to examine how developmental trajectories of mental illness and emotion regulation differ for children of different backgrounds, and why. She believes that this research has the potential to inform culturally sensitive parenting treatments for families and children of color, as well as identifying areas of early intervention for children at risk for psychopathology.