As any preschool would tell you, there is no better opportunity to introduce your children to racial and cultural diversity than now. We are so blessed to live in a country where plenty of ethnicities are represented, and children need to learn, understand, and appreciate what makes other people unique.
Our day care in Gaithersburg, Maryland shares some tips to teach your children about diversity:
- Read children’s cultural books.
You can find several children’s books that talk about other cultures. There are also ones that discuss different holidays, religions, and customs. If you read these books over and over to your children, the messages they impart will stick to their minds. This will help them appreciate diversity at an early age. - Teach them about other cultures around the nation.
Help your children respect and appreciate other people. You can do this by discussing what makes their classmates, friends, and neighbors different. Instill in your children’s minds that although there are people who do not look the same as them, they still share one world and need to unite as one. - Let them learn a foreign language.
The more you expose your children to a foreign language, the more they will learn to love the culture that goes with it. It is one of the best ways to develop an appreciation for other people and what makes them special.
Top Hat Childcare, a school in Maryland, that promotes diversity inside and out of the classroom. Please contact us for details about our daycare.
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