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9 Ways to Raise an Inclusive Child CREATED BY KAREN KAJMOWICZ
Social Exclusion is Learned Young children are naturally inclusive but soon learn from those around them the behavior of exclusion
8 Ways to Raise an Inclusive Child
Check Privilege
Uniqueness
Volunteer
Diversify
Reach Out
Make Mistakes
Trust Them
Listen to Others
Check Your Privilege No matter what you say, children will do what they see you do. If you only socialize with people who look and think just like you, that's exclusive behavior. If you want your kids to be inclusive, you need to be as well.
Support Their Uniqueness While it may be embarrassing for you to have your daughter to wear a mismatched assortment of her favorite clothes to the store or your son to wear a tiara. Try and stifle your desire to encourage them to conform to more rigid societal norms.
Volunteer One of the best ways to help your kids understand their own privileged position is to expose them to the less fortunate.
Encourage Diversity Show effort will give your child a chance to learn more about other cultures and give them a chance to befriend them.
Reach Out Again, your kids are unlikely to do what they don't see you doing, so make sure you are reaching out to the social outcasts in your community and then encourage them to do the same at school.
It's important to let your children make mistakes. You can certainly talk to them about it, but forcing them to be inclusive will probably not help you accomplish your goal.
Trust Them SOMETIMES, YOUR CHILD MAY EXCLUDE OTHER CHILDREN FOR GOOD REASON. IF YOUR CHILD SHIES AWAY FROM ANOTHER CHILD, TRUST THAT MAYBE THEY HAVE A GOOD REASON.
Choose Your Battles Choosing your battle carefully is applicable to almost every area of raising kids. While you are trying to raise inclusive children, you also need to give them some freedom to find their own way.
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