Teaching tolerance to our kids

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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.

Kevali


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Registered: 10-01-2010
Thu, 12-30-2010 - 1:44pm
Again I take away privledges as punishment. If I take away dessert does that mean they are not ready for dessert? If I take away going out to a friends house does that mean they were not ready to go to their house? Lol
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Registered: 10-01-2010
Thu, 12-30-2010 - 1:46pm
I never said we went back that day. On my phone so I am sure I am not answering the right person.
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Registered: 10-01-2010
Thu, 12-30-2010 - 1:48pm
That could be true. Facebook is a way of communicating like phones were to us. I take that away for other things than grades going down.
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Registered: 03-25-2010
Thu, 12-30-2010 - 2:16pm
So then what does your example (of driving 5 hours, staying a couple of days and then driving home for 5 hours) have to do with the discussion on day trips?
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Registered: 03-25-2010
Thu, 12-30-2010 - 2:19pm
I agree with that, if the cause of grades dropping is caused by spending too much time on FB, the natural consequence would be then limiting facebook.
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Registered: 06-16-2010
Thu, 12-30-2010 - 2:20pm
finally.me wrote:

Yep, you did, by saying that you traveled 400 miles in 4.5 hours.

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Registered: 04-22-2005
Thu, 12-30-2010 - 2:21pm

Maybe she thinks that a "day trip" is the same thing as a "day's journey"?





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Registered: 06-16-2010
Thu, 12-30-2010 - 2:24pm
emptynester2009 wrote:

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Registered: 06-16-2010
Thu, 12-30-2010 - 2:25pm
cmpat wrote:

A portion of the discussion has been removed, in particular where it digressed into personal attacks. Please remember to debate the topic and not the person. Every member of this message board is a valued member and I would hate to see ANYone not participate due to pettiness and unnecessary comments...

Thank you for understanding.

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Registered: 10-01-2010
Thu, 12-30-2010 - 2:32pm

Oh my..it didn't and I said that from the VERY beginning.--lol!!

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