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Preparing Children for a Multicultural World
Recent remarks made by radio show host Don Imus have the whole country focusing on race. Parents can use this event as a teachable moment" to talk to their kids about being sensitive to racial remarks and understanding different cultures. They can also take this opportunity to emphasize to ...
Source: NYU Child Study Center
Encouraging a Curiousity for World Cultures
From outsourced jobs to diversity training to the world-wide web, Americans are becoming more connected to people in other countries than ever before. There's no question that today's children, in order to succeed in the world of tomorrow, need to have a rich understanding of life beyond our ...
Source: Parents' Choice Foundation
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