Ask the Expert: dealing with and preventing racism

“Eww dirty”, “Chinese have slanted eyes” - Heard of these stereotypical statements/remarks about your race at least once? We all have heard stories about people being bullied, discriminated or attacked, due to their race. Imagine your child is the one in that situation, how would you feel? 🤔 As parents, you are your child’s role model and you have the ability to change their mindset 🧠 To better understand this topic, we have invited Rany Moran - Certified life coach, trained counsellor and parenting expert to answer your questions on dealing and preventing racism amongst children 🧒🏻👧🏽 We all have to start somewhere, so why not use our platform to learn more about it? Start commenting your questions before our session to be aware of what’s currently happening 🤓

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What can schools do to promote racial harmony and prevent kids from developing racial bias?

Rany Moran

Parenting expert, certified life coach, trained counsellor and mother of two

4y ago

Hi Emily! Schools can promote this by managing the diversity within its student intake, making sure there is a good mix of cultures and not an extreme divide between the majority and minority groups. The curriculum also plays a key role, by learning about different ethnicities and traditions through subjects like history, geography, and moral education. Schools should also encourage and offer the freedom for parents and children to choose languages and culture-related co-curricular activities (CCAs) outside of their own. And instead of specific races, it can be Cultural Dance as a CCA, where they learn Malay, Chinese and Indian dance? Schools can also continue to celebrate cultural heritage through more school events and/or projects, for everyone to experience their friends’ cultures.

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