
I am in the process of teaching K about skin color. We went to the park a while ago and he played with a black girl there. They got along splendidly! When we got home, he started telling Daddy about the park and says in a puzzled voice, "I played with a alien..."
Sometimes books are the best way to teach a lesson, because kids will often believe it readily.
What books have you read that teach children about differences? Would my 3 year old enjoy/understand them?
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I don't know of any myself but I do agree it's a great way to lay the ground work for new things.
ReplyDeleteWhen my daughter sees a wheelchair she says bicycle! zoom! zoom! I always let her talk to the person and give them five etc so that she will feel comfortable whenever she sees one.