With students heading back to class today, this is something I hope you can share with your kids today. I found this a few years ago on FB, and I’ve held on to it, and it “just…makes…sense”!
This is areminder to sit with your child for 5 minutes, and explain that there’s never a reason to make fun of someone for their height, their weight, their skin tone, their home life – or the things they enjoy.
Explain to them…there’s nothing wrong with wearing the same shoes every day. Explain to them….that a used backpack carries the same dreams as a new one. Teach them not to exclude anyone for ‘being different’.
Teasing hurts………and going to school is for LEARNING, not competing or spreading negativity.
AND, be sure to remind your child that some kids don’t go home to loving families – so it’s important to be kind………………AND, it all starts at home!
