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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DP.  I don't disagree with this.  I think the problem is that too many people say they're teaching their children this but if you're not [b]also teaching your children that there are people who don't believe this, and that there are powerful people who don't believe this[/b], I think you are doing a disservice. [/quote]

Valid point and I agree. I just think she's a bit too young to understand that right now.

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PP, and I hear you, but I do think there are ways to talk to kids about other people and they way they treat people.  My kids are in K and they know that other people do the wrong thing sometimes - they'll point out someone driving too fast or not using a blinker or talk about how someone in their class was mean.  Plus, I don't think it's just me, but I have always been amazed by the things my kids pick up even when I think they are too young to understand it.  Talking about something over and over again, not in four hour monologues but in small doses, increases their exposure to any idea.  Also, as someone else pointed out, teaching kids that everyone is equal when they see people not being treated equally will lead them to come to conclusions as to why that is, and the conclusion they will likely come to is that it is the fault of the person who is being treated badly, since they will assume that everyone thinks the same way they do and wouldn't treat anyone poorly.  I hope that makes sense.  I'm not trying to be critical, and I am far from perfect when it comes to having conversations with my children and even with other adults, but I just keep trying to do better.  For the most part I think most people on this post are honestly trying to do the right thing.[/quote]

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