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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Do you think bullying ONLY occurs with underage kids on fb?
I don't think anyone can avoid kids bullying. You have never heard of any incidents at your children's schools or even when YOU were in school.
They are family and kids of our friends.
Again, until I hear from the op if she 100% knows that they took it down then I will know if they actually do.
Nope. Swoosh..........
Queasy to know what is going on with your child and her friends?
Wonder why so many kids are into things that are inappropriate for their age-Wow!!
I think the "knowing" I am watching is the biggest thing, lol.
ITA. More parents need to be monitoring what their children do online and off.
If you are A okay in your choice to allow your 12 year old a fb page and comfortable in your choice of how you monitor etc... there is no logical reason to be
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