Teaching your children how to deal with prejudice

by Molly Carter

Talking to your children about prejudice can be a scary subject because people generally tend to fall into two categories. Those that want to sweep problems under the rug, and those who want to stand up and fight. Now, I...read more

by M.B.

You walk in the park and see a tall figure standing in the shadow of a tree. You cannot make out if it is a man or a woman, but since you are with your child, you decide not to find out and turn around. Welcome to the w...read more

by Regina W

Children are born without prejudice or hate in their hearts. Feelings of either of these emotions are learned from adults that are in their lives. People form prejudice attitudes about others for many different reasons. So...read more

by Kristina Manusu

I live in a small town. A VERY small town. Where I live 95% of the population is white... I am half Indian and half of German descent. I have little hope of escaping prejudice in my town! Throughout my childhood ...read more

by Katherine Johnson

This subject hits right at home for me, because my children and I experienced the bad side of prejudice. About eight years ago, we experienced prejudice right in our own back yard. We moved into a new neighborhood, which m...read more

by Yellow Rose

WARNING - THIS WILL BE DIFFICULT. Dealing with prejudice is very delicate even for an adult because this ugly reality rears its head in almost every aspect of our lives; and in even the simplest things we do or do not d...read more

by Helen Bradley

The best teaching you can give your child on prejudice situations is honesty. That problem is always going to be around and your child will see it in school, on the streets, on the job, and on the television. We must...read more

by Melanie Simpson

How do you teach a child about hate? How do you teach a child that there will be times in their lives when people will view them with bitterness and resentment simply because of the color of their skin? How do I explain to...read more

by Grace Notes

My daughter came home from school, about a week after starting kindergarten, and asked the strangest question. She said, "Mom? What's 'white girl' mean?" I am what you'd call an "average white woman" and my daughter and...read more

by Janette Proffitt-Houston

This particular subject matter hits close to home as I have an interracial child. However, prejudice exist not only within race but also gender, ethnicity and disability. The brain develops at a faster pace in the first ...read more

by Todd Daigneault

Children learn by what they see and hear. A joke or other comment about another race, religon or sexual preference can have a huge impact on your children-even if you are not an avowed racist. Children may not understan...read more

by N. A. Hernandez

No matter what people think we live in a racist and biased society and it will always be that way to an extent. Teaching our children how to treat others with respect no matter who they are is key for trying to make prejud...read more

by Casey Holley

The best way to help children deal with prejudice is to teach them that the situation must be handle maturely. You must lead by example. Let them see you handle situations in a mature and calm way. This is not always eas...read more

by Kari Frank

What can i tell you about prejudice? If you only knew. I currently live in a mostly African American neighborhood. Here white people are looked down upon because of things that happened in the past.The people are very degr...read more

by Becka Rizo

Teaching a child about prejudice and dealing with it needs to be explained in simple terms. First you must start out by explaining the different cultures and that different doesn't mean strange or weird. Tell them about r...read more

by M. J. Joachim

Prejudice Has No Rules Our children have an innate sense of right and wrong. They also have a willingness and desire to please us. We cannot teach our children about prejudice, without showing them the pain of what it...read more

by Cee Cee

How would you respond when your nine year old kid comes home from the end of his first week, of his new forth grad school year and says "mom, this kid has been calling me a name, and I don't even know what it means." "Wel...read more