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By: Jazmyn Simon

Published: May 2022

Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers

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This book explains to a little girl that her smile is it. The little girl feels that she is not enough, her smile is not enough. The mom in the book explains to her how she was wonderfully made.

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By: Cedelia Marley & John Jay Cabuay

Published: 3/7/2023

Publisher: Chronicle Books

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This book is about a child who is teased and intimidated. With the help of her friends and a few others, she was able to stand up for herself and others who were being teased. The book shows love, peace, and harmony.

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By: Todd Parr

Published: 9/1/2001

Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers

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This book shows people in all different colors, shapes, and sizes. It promotes that it is okay to look and be different then others. It also celebrates all the ways we are unique and inspires kids to embrace everyone's individuality.

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Link: https://www.pbs.org/kcts/preciouschildren/diversity/read_teaching.html

Copyright: 1999

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Teaching Young Children to Resist Bias

Reprinted with permission from the The early years are the time to begin helping children form strong, positive self-images and grow up to respect and get along with people who are different from themselves. We know from research that children between 2 and 5 start becoming aware of gender, race, ethnicity, and disabilities. They also begin to absorb both the positive attitudes and negative biases attached to these aspects of identity by family members and other significant adults in their lives. If we want children to like themselves and value diversity, we must learn how to help them resist the biases and prejudices that are still far too prevalent in our society.

Bias based on gender, race, disability, or social class creates serious obstacles to all young children's healthy development. In order to develop healthy self-esteem, they must learn how to interact fairly and productively with different types of people. Naturally, children's curiosity will lead them to ask questions: "Why is her skin so dark?" "Why does he speak funny?" We may hide our own negative feelings, or hope that children simply won't notice, but our avoidance actually teaches children that some differences are not acceptable. We must face our own biased attitudes and change them in order to help foster all children's growth.

What parents and teachers can do:

- Recognize that because we live in a society where many biases exist, we must counteract them -- or else we will support them through our silence.

- At home or at school, give children messages that deliberately contrast stereotypes by providing books, dolls, toys, wall decorations, TV programs, and records that show: men and women in nontraditional roles, people of color in leadership positions, people with disabilities doing activities familiar to children, and various types of families and family activities.

- Show no bias in the friends, doctors, teachers, and other service providers that you choose, nor in the stores where you shop.

-Remember what you do is as important as what you say.

- Make it a firm rule that a person's appearance is never an acceptable reason for teasing or rejecting them. Immediately step in if you hear or see your child behave in such a way.

- Talk positively about each child's physical characteristics and cultural heritage. And, help children learn the differences between feelings of superiority and those of self-esteem and pride in their own heritage.

- Provide opportunities for children to interact with other children who are racially/culturally different from themselves and with people who have various disabilities.

- Respectfully listen to and answer children's questions about themselves and others. Don't ignore, change the subject, or in any way make the child think she is bad for asking such a question.

- Teach children how to challenge biases about who they are. Give them tools to confront those who act biased against them.

- Use accurate and fair images in contrast to stereotypes, and encourage children to talk about the differences. Help them to think critically about what they see in books, movies, greeting cards, comics, and on TV.

- Let children know that unjust things can be changed. Encourage children to challenge bias, and involve children in taking action on issues relevant to their lives.

Building a healthy self-identity is a process that continues all our lives. Help children get a head start by teaching them to resist bias, and to value the differences between people as much as the similarities.

Additional Resources:

Neugebauer, B., ed. 1992. Alike and different: Exploring our humanity with young children. Washington, DC: NAEYC. #240/$8.

Document Use/Copyright

Copyright © 1999 National Association for the Education of Young Children. National Association for the Education of Young Children.

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Teaching Young Children to Resist Bias from PBS television special Precious Children

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This article gives several ways teachers and parents can teach how to prevent bias among children. It also explains several different types of bias that children may see, and questions children may ask because they do not understand.

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How to facilitate strong relationships between multilingual students and their peers

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How to facilitate strong relationships between multilingual students and their peers

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https://youtu.be/Vj7cwcodvwQ?si=6aKplUxAz3XSUhP0

By: Sarah Ottow

Published: 10/31/2024

License

Creative Commons Attribution license (reuse allowed)

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Empathic interactions with multicultural people

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Empathic interactions with multicultural people

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In this short video, Sarah Ottow explains why it is important to have children from different language backgrounds in a classroom with English-speaking children. She explains that children learn well from peer interaction and that this allows them to engage with each other even if they do not speak the same language, creating empathy for each other as they learn.

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https://www.ted.com/talks/lauren_schrero_ability_inclusive_mindset

By: Lauren Schrero

Published: August 2020

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Lauren Schrero is a disability activist and is the co-founder of The Nora Project, a non-profit organization whose mission is to teach empathy by sparking friendships between students and their peers with disabilities. In her talk, Lauren demonstrates how to use the Ability Inclusive Mindset (AIM) to demystify disability and create more welcoming, inclusive spaces for children of differing abilities. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx

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In this TED Talk, Lauren speaks about how disabilities were not something you spoke about when she was growing up. She goes on to talk about her daughter and how she has disabilities, and her fears about how her daughter would be judged. Lauren explains that her daughter taught her that her disabilities are okay, and she showed Lauren that she is a person just like any other.

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https://www.zerotothree.org/resource/honoring-every-tradition-tips-for-supporting-diverse-families-during-the-holiday-season/

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Honoring Every Tradition: Tips for Supporting Diverse Families During the Holiday Season

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Read five key strategies for supporting diverse families with an inclusive and respectful environment during the holiday season.

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How to celebrate all during the holidays

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How to celebrate all during the holidays

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Activities that you can do to include all is to have a show and tell that allows the children to share about what and how . celebrate holidays in their home. Read books that talk about all holidays, including but not limited to Christmas, Hanukkah, and Kwanzaa.

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https://www.tiktok.com/@emma_in_earlychildhood/video/7464435528935460114

By: Emma in Early Childhood

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I feel so strongly about creating safe spaces for all children. When it comes to gender diversity and equality I encourage you to access information that is backed by research - not false narratives. The discussions from the US are all over my feed and it’s extremely triggering to me let alone vulnerable teens and young adults. #earlychildhoodeducation #earlychildhoodeducator #childcareprovider #daycarechronicles101 

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@emma_in_earlychildhood
I feel so strongly about creating safe spaces for all children. When it comes to gender diversity and equality I encourage you to access information that is backed by research - not false narratives. The discussions from the US are all over my feed and it’s extremely triggering to me let alone vulnerable teens and young adults. #earlychildhoodeducation #earlychildhoodeducator #childcareprovider #daycarechronicles101
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In this TikTok, it is explained that gender bias is not gender reassignment. It is though explaining to children that boys can be nurses and girls can be doctors. She touches on the fact that the more we tell children this is not okay, the damage it can do to them as they grow up.

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https://www.eita-pa.org/families/

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Early Intervention Technical Assistance Online Learning Portal

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Welcome! The information on this page is geared to help families connect with other families and get more involved in shaping Early Intervention services at the local and statewide levels. Also included are some key resources that may be of interest to you as you support your child's learning and development and begin to navigate and understand the Early Intervention and Early Childhood programs in Pennsylvania. Lastly, links to some of the important forms that are used in Early Intervention are included on these pages.

Come back to the page often, as we plan on highlighting family stories and resources on a regular basis.

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Families - Early Intervention Technical Assistance Online Learning Portal

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Early Intervention Services and Supports: Facts for Families Early Intervention Services and Supports: Facts for Families will answer your questions about what to expect from Early Intervention, who provides services, what services will look like, and how services support families and children's learning in daily activities in home, childcare, preschool and the community.

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This website allows you to see a variety of links and flyers for families to get together and find support from each other. It shows ways you can support your child during their time while they are a part of early intervention for learning or other supports.