Racism is a form of discrimination and bullying and I completely disagree with children behaving in that manner. Although, how do you tackle trying to educate children around the age of 3-4years that it is completely unacceptable?
My mum babysits a girl who goes to kinder and she is 4 years old. The kindergarten teacher had a chat with my mum regarding certain incidents of racism during play time. What I understand from the issue is that the little girl's friend (a boy) was instigating racism towards a boy by saying to them they can't play in their group because he has brown skin. The little girl (my mum babysits) copied her friend and chose to copy her friends actions by excluding him.
What would make a child become racist? Especially at such a young age!
I then asked my mum the same question. She responded with 'the little boy that instigated the racism said to the African and Indian children that they can't play because his dad said that brown people are stinky'
I was blown away!
How can parents be teaching their children this kind of behaviour.
Does this mean I have to educate parents as well as their children?
And to what extent do I have boundaries of teaching?
And to what extent do I have boundaries of teaching?
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