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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
Help Children Accept and Appreciate Themselves and Others
- 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
The course does not "save" your progress. Use the checklist provided to track your progress, and click on the link in the menu to return to where you left off in the training.
