Parents are children’s first teachers.

The Nia House teachers and staff join in community with children and parents to work together toward the following goals.

ANTI-BIAS EDUCATION GOALS

1 Identity

Demonstrate self-awareness, confidence, family pride, and positive social identities.

2 Diversity

Express comfort and joy with human diversity; accurate language for human differences; and deep, caring human connections.

3 Justice

Recognize unfairness, have language to describe unfairness, and understand that unfairness hurts.

4 Action

Demonstrate empowerment and the skills to act, with others or alone, against prejudice and/or discrimination.

Derman-Sparks, D. & Edwards, J.O, with Goins, C. (2020). Anti-Bias Education for Young Children and Ourselves, (2nd ed). NAEYC.

RESOURCES:

• How to Talk to Your Toddler About Race, Beverly Daniel Tatum

• When are Kids Old Enough to Talk About Race?, Greater Good Science Network

• Five Ways to Reduce Racial Bias in Your Children, Greater Good Science Network

• Parent, Family and Caregiver Resources, Anti-Bias Education: Broad selection of tools and strategies in diverse areas (gender, ability, race, language…)

• What is Identity Development?, Debbie LeeKeenan

• Asian American Booklist, Made by Nia House alumni parent, Xiaole Ni