As a result, Kotler Clarke says, grown-ups need to be proactive about explaining the differences kids see and making clear: Different isn’t bad. If children don’t get help from parents “and have to try to make meaning of different social identities [on their own], they may come up with all sorts of weird and strange reasons that people are somewhat different.”
-What’s Lost When Parents Don’t Talk About Social Identity With Their Kids? | MindShift | KQED News
Posted: October 15, 2019