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Module 1: Valuing Each Child and Family

Positive Racial and Cultural Self-Identity

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Supporting a positive racial and cultural self-identity:

  • Talk about the child’s skin color
  • Admire physical characteristics of other children and adults in the same racial group
  • Discuss leaders from a variety of disciplines or members of the child's racial group of whom you are especially proud, make books about them and display photographs or paintings of them
  • Offer a selection of books that depict the child’s heritage and racial group in a positive way
  • Talk about the difference between feelings of superiority and feelings of racial pride.


Suggestions for activities and discussions to develop positive attitudes toward racial/cultural groups or family structures different from the child's

  • Expose children to a large variety of experiences, information, and images about each cultural group in order to develop an understanding of rich cultural patterns and diversity
  • Make clear that all shades of skin, types of hair and other racial features are beautiful and are of equal value
  • Include activities and discussions about positive, non-stereotypical family structures such as foster families, gay and lesbian families, grandparents, step-parents, etc.
  • Provide opportunities for children to interact with a mixed racial/cultural group of people
  • Remember that “actions speak louder than words.” Children will model what you do

Help Children Accept and Appreciate Themselves and Others

  • Offer a wide variety of activities that do not limit children’s options because of individual differences
  • Avoid biased remarks regarding gender, sexual orientation, disabilities, culture, race, ethnic background, or any other difference
  • Acknowledge children’s efforts and accomplishments
  • Reinforce children’s behavior when they cooperate with others, help someone achieve a goal, or show they value others’ accomplishments
  • Allow children to discuss what it means to behave respectfully toward their group

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