December 09, 2023

Quote of the Week

"When I see you through my eyes I think we are different. When I see you through my heart I know we are the same." --Doe Zantamata

15 Tips For Teaching Tolerance

Tolerance, diversity and inclusion. These are words that get thrown around a lot – often during workplace trainings – and they even seem quite trendy right now. What do they actually mean though? And can you just put together a workshop and expect a bunch of adults to come out suddenly ready to embrace diversity and view life through a whole new lens? Maybe, [...] but as with learning any skill or concept, teaching tolerance is best done in childhood. There are immediate benefits to educating adults and older generations about diversity, but it’s so important to raise children with the innate value of tolerance if we’re going to make a real difference in the world.  Read more in this week's featured article by Tanja McIlroy, a former early childhood teacher and creator of Empowered Parents. 

Reading Corner

Title: You Are A Story
By: Bob Raczka
Ages: 4-8
"An empowering reflection on the many things we are and the ways we relate to the world. Poet Bob Raczka’s You are a Story highlights all of the nuance and potential of a growing person’s identity, delighting in the things that make us special and connect us to others. Text and illustrations replete with inventive imagery and appealing metaphors show how we all live as individuals and citizens of the world. You are a living thing. You breathe. You eat. You Sleep. You work and play. You have dreams and fears. You have thoughts and memories. You are. What makes you you? So much goes into who you are, and you are so many different things: A child, an animal, a body of water, a friend, a mystery, one-of-a-kind, a miracle. You are and could be so many things, but whatever you choose to do, it’s your life to write, you are a story." --Publishers

Be the Change

Watch this cute animation with your kids and discuss how the animals practiced (or did not practice!) tolerance and respect for others.