Embracing Diversity at Home

I'm trying to start a non-profit after school program and one aspect that I would like to focus on is embracing diversity and cultural competence.  I found a great article on ways that this can be done at home called:
Messages for Parents: Embracing Diversity Teaching Your Child to Appreciate the Differences That Make People Special

Some of the tips given for helping your child to embrace diversity include:

*Read books or watch videos with tolerance, diversity and multicultural themes with your children.
*Encourage your childrens’ friendships with people who are different from them.
*Work with your child’s school or PTA to start a diversity book list or diversity organization. Let your child’s school board know that diversity in schools is important to you.
*Enroll your child in schools, camps, learning programs, day care and after-school programs that celebrate diversity.
*Be honest about differences between people. Tell children that people are not all the same; Explain that we all experience the world in different ways and those experiences are important. Help your children to understand the viewpoints and ideas of others.

To read more of the tips, go to:
Messages for Parents: Embracing Diversity Teaching Your Child to Appreciate the Differences That Make People Special