Teaching tolerance to our kids
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| Mon, 12-27-2010 - 4:06pm |
The discussion in the other thread about gay marriage (OK, it wasn’t so much a discussion as an attack on granitestategal, plus the last time I checked it had devolved into mumbling and maniacal laughter...time to move on!) got me to thinking about this new generation of kids and how things have changed for them. Technology has exploded, and kids are more connected than ever before. They’re also disconnected in a whole new way, but this thread isn’t about that. I’d like to know what we are teaching our kids as far as tolerance for other religions, races and lifestyles.
My parents were brought up by parents who were extremely prejudiced against non-Catholics and non-whites. My great-grandparents must not have passed along the lessons they’d learned as immigrants themselves. The town we lived in was predominantly white and Catholic, and up until high school I didn’t know anyone who was black, Jewish, Hispanic, or gay*. When I moved away from home, I was blown away by how different people outside my little world really were, and fascinated by it. I was, and am, determined to raise my kids to respect and appreciate the differences of others and to understand that deep down we really aren’t that different.
A few years ago when DS was 4, we ran into the husband of a co-worker at a music festival. My co-worker is also male. I probably went overboard in my introduction, but I wanted to get the point across that it’s perfectly OK for some families to consist of 2 dads or 2 moms, or one parent, or parents of different races/religions.


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Why yes, you have been doing a lovely job at not answering my question. I have asked this more than once and it's been diverted from each and every time, lol.
I don't have the issue of underage kids posting your type of experiences. My question to you though...is what are you doing about it? Reporting it? Which of course would be the same thing as you coming down on fowl for also reporting things on facebook which of course would = a double standard.
I don't really rank inappropriate actions of a minor on whatever scale you are using.
Again I ask you, how do you explain to a child that it's okay to break one rule but not others?
Again, if the bullying continued, I would have reported it. Not just to fb but to the school.
Nope, because the bullying stopped.
Yes, I have reported the pictures AND made my status about underage drinking and smoking and drugs.
Uh huh....so you HAVE posted these things in the past, correct?
For example, from my facebook account I have checked out a new friend of my sons and checked their "public profile" not their private one, I do not feel that is violating anyone's privacy, since it is their public profile.
OH and, I will post anything I want to about any subject I want, thank you. lol.
ITA. My involvement is ALL about my children and if other children, that I know are being harmed.
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