popular topics in diversity awareness
- Entertainment and Activities7 Fantastic Books to Teach Your Kids About DiversityReading books is one of the best ways to teach your children about diversity. Whether the stories include imagery of real people or use objects as a metaphor, these books are great stepping stones for starting conversations on a variety of topics...Bev Feldman
- Interacting With PeopleDealing with the Visually ImpairedDealing with the Visually Impaired In general, guide dogs are working animals, not pets. So don't pet them. In fact, don't call their names or distract them in any way. Allow the dogs to accompany their owners into all stores and buildings. Thes...
- Interacting With PeopleDealing with the DisabledDealing with the Disabled Here are 10 practical tips that will help you avoid feeling socially disabled when dealing with the disabled: Mind Your P's and Q's Remember, everything is relative: Some disabled writers have referred to nondisabled p...
- Interacting With PeopleGracious Greetings Between CulturesGracious Greetings Between Cultures When greeting someone, an American's first instinct is to stick out his or her hand, look directly at the other person, and smile. In some situations, this habit can mean making three mistakes at once. And th...
- Diversity AwarenessKids and DiversityKids and DiversityA lack of understanding about each other's differences can lead to intolerance, suspicion, and even violence. Take your family on a culture cruise with these ideas, expert opinions, and activities.1. Kids can't relate to others ...
- Diversity AwarenessRacial IssuesIt's understandable that a child might feel uncomfortable to be the only person in the classroom of a particular race. ...
- Media LiteracyWhy Is TV So Segregated?Why Is TV So Segregated?Noticing the Difference "Why is TV so segregated?" A 16-year-old white high-school student asked this very question after a talk I gave recently on multiculturalism in American society. She pointed out that most black sitc...Alvin Poussaint, M.D.
- Interracial FamiliesInventing Identities: Raising Multicultural KidsInventing Identities: Raising Multicultural Kids Thirteen-year-old Paul Yem picked up his pencil but didn't know what to write down on the form he was handed in health class. "It asked, 'What nationality are you?'" he recalls. "I put down 'Asian...Katy Abel
- Preteen and Tween BehaviorHow to Open Your Preteen's MindHow to Open Your Preteen's MindBrought to you by the American School Counselor Association For preteens who are struggling to "fit in," diversity and tolerance can seem like foreign concepts. Kids this age often obsess about having the right hair...
- RacismRaising Children Free of PrejudiceRaising our children and understanding racial diversity in our society can't be seen as separate tasks -- they're both part of our job as good parents. So how do we go about it? Our children learn their attitudes from us -- the adults around the...Alvin Poussaint, M.D. and Susan Linn, Ed.D.
- RacismTeen Telling Racist JokesRacist jokes are not innocent and harmless. ...
- Diversity AwarenessPromoting DiversityHelp your child embrace other cultures and backgrounds. ...
- DiscriminationCreating Tolerance in the ClassroomWhat can be done when homophobic slurs become commonplace in the classroom? ...