How to Teach DEI at Home
DEI at Home - How to Answer Kids' Questions About Disability
Kids ask some whopper questions in public. It's just what they do. For most parents, the natural instinct is to shush them and hope it goes away. But here's the thing. It's so...
DEI at Home - Generational Bonding on Christmas
Christmas day usually starts out festive and hopeful. But as the hours tick by, busy parents in the kitchen can’t help but hear the loud silences in the other room...
DEI for Kids - How to Explain Neurodivergent Behavior on Christmas
The holidays can be a sensory-overload nightmare for neurodivergent kids. The purpose of this article is to help your neurotypical child understand why people with mental differences sometimes exhibit unusual...
DEI at Home - How Do You Explain Indigenous Americans to Kids?
"No fair!" "Why do I have to do all the work?""But I was here first!"Sound familiar? Kids have their own rationale about what's fair and what isn't. No doubt...
DEI for Kids - How to Discover What Your Child Truly Thinks
Are pinky swears sacred? Sometimes it's hard to tell what kids are really thinking. Even when they offer to pinky swear, there can be lingering doubts. It IS possible, however,...
DEI for Kids - How to Take Your Child to a Pride Parade
Despite the latest mind-boggling opposition, acceptance of diversity and inclusion is steadily progressing. Agreed, progress has been super slow, but the good news is that it is moving forward. Most parents want...
DEI and Kids - How to Break the Body Shaming Cycle
Summer time is here. That means all kinds of body shapes and sizes are more visible and vulnerable. It also means it’s time for parents to be super aware of...
DEI at Home - How to Help Girls Find Their Passion in Life
Wouldn't it be nice if we all knew at an early age exactly what we were meant to do in this life? Yeah it would have been nice, but that's...
DEI for Kids - How to Get Boys to do Chores (without complaining)
First, don't ever call it a "girl" chore. And if your boy says it, you can remind him, gently, that there's so such thing as "girl" chores and "boy" chores....
DEI at Home - How to Create a Gender-Balanced Household
We need to help our kids grow confidently into gender equality so they can thrive once they reach adulthood. One of the best ways to do that is to create...
DEI for Kids - How to Teach Boys They're Part of the Solution
One of the goals of the steadily-growing gender-equality movement is for the next generation of young men and women to grow up in a society where mutual respect, support, and...
Teach Diversity at Home - How to Support ASD Siblings
I grew up as the younger sister (by two years) of a brother with undiagnosed Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). ASD was not recognized at the time (1970s), but the effects...
