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Depends on the age I would just keep it simple gently say that God made everyone with many skin tones.

Personally the interest in my colour didn’t start until my teens and by that point I was ready to explain myself. My mums is a lot darker and both my children have never asked me why we are different colours. They just accept the way it is.

What Michelle said, also a friend of mine used things around the world for her little ones you can find many different coloured oranges, grapes, apples, berries and the same with people. But they all still the same fruit and taste lovely regardless, people are many different colours but are people regardless xx

People come in lots of shapes, sizes and colours! It’s what makes us all unique and beautiful. I don’t think it needs to be more complicated than that.

@Olivia exactly this, I once made a book for a family member with a map and stick on people like in cartoon characters with traditional dress from around the globe like native American, India , Africa Europe etc🌍 this is a simple teaching tool also .

Buy children books about diversity. It is a good starting point to explain races or disabilities. That will give you some words to explain we are all different and that is OK.

You could also explain how people originate from different parts of the world and that’s why people have different skin tones

Hmm. I don’t think your son will care as much as you think he will but I would say that all people are different on the planet and focus more on our similarities and what we share in common. Hope that helps!

there is a box of crayola colors that show this concept, visually show him the world is like crayons

Can I just point out as a WOC that just saying people are different colours and that’s how the world is… isn’t enough. Unfortunately with the way the world is now, children have to be given examples of these various colours and people and be explained to that though there’s different colours we all bleed and breathe the same because when you don’t think of it as important, any outsiders influence can lead your child down the wrong path of ideology. I’ve personally seen this happen. Also, shape, size and disabilities are not the same thing as race. I don’t believe it should be taught as all the same thing because it’s really not.

My 2 year recently noticed the cutest little black girl at the park. She had Hella beads in her hair and my daughter was just wowed by her. She did infact say "shes brown black" and then said "im gonna be brown black!" And I had to explain that yes the little girl is a dark brown which is really great at protecting her body from the sun! And that no she won't ever be that little girls color. She fricken cried. So we sat off on the side and I explained that shes white and in summer her skin gets darker but that people come in so many beautiful colors! And she went on to list colors of people and then started throwing in red, yellow, rainbow 🤣

I honestly don't feel like young children see colour as being different.. But if he was to ask, just explain that people come in many different colours, shapes and sizes and it's what makes us all special - and that we are all the same on the inside 😊

@Andrea they do 😂 my friends son is shades lighter than his little brother and one day they got into an argument because he was adamant his little brother was a Muslim and his brother was screaming that he’s not and when she asked why he thinks his brother is Muslim, he said because he’s not the same colour as him (was saying he’s more olive skinned) they’re age 5&6 living in a predominantly White City but this apparently are things children discuss amongst themselves

@Olivia quite clearly not all children do.. my son is 12 and has never once questioned skin colour, and he has a mixture of friends of all different races. My youngest is 3 and also has friends of all different races and he has never asked why they have different skin. There was actually a study done with primary school children about different races/skin colour etc and they were interviewed, and none of them mentioned skin colour as a difference between them 🤷🏻‍♀️ Maybe it's different for children raised in higher white populated places - where I live is very multicultural so to them it's pretty normal seeing people of all different colours etc.

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