Along with our 115 Partners Schools, we are committed to creating an environment that provides equity and inclusion to all students and their families. The resources on this page are intended to connect parents and caregivers with tools and insight to understand social bias and to foster compassion, empathy and kindness in their children. For instructions to view this page in Spanish, click on en Español.
Families Connected Resources
Featured videos: building an inclusive community and fostering compassion and inclusion
Dr. Mimi Nartey shares six parenting tips to foster inclusion.
Kids share their thoughts about kindness, compassion and inclusion in this video.
Author and renowned speaker, Darin Earley, Ed.D., shares insight on how we can create a community that embraces everyone.
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National articles
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How We Talk with Kids About Prejudice Matters (Greater Good Science Center)
How to Talk with Kids About Racism and Racial Violence (Common Sense Media)
Antiracist Resources from Greater Good (Greater Good Science Center)
Talking to Your Kids About Racism (UNICEF)
Talking to Children About Racial Bias (American Academy of Pediatrics)
How Challenging Stereotypes can Save Black Lives (Greater Good Science Center, Berkeley)
Why All Parents Should Talk with Their Kids About Social Identity (Life Kit, Sesame Street & NPR)
Just Thinking About Cooperation Can Make You Less Prejudiced (Greater Good Magazine)
How to Raise a Child Who Cares (Ideas.Ted.com)
COMIC: How To Intervene When Someone Is Harassed Or Attacked (NPR)
Teaching Juneteenth (Learning for Justice)
Discussing Hate and Violence With Children: A guide and downloadable brochure in English or Spanish (The ADL)
Fostering compassion and empathy
Fostering Empathy in our Youth (Greater Good Science Center, Berkeley)
The Definition of Compassion (Greater Good Science Center, Berkeley)
Three Simple Ways for Kids to Grow Their Self-Compassion (Greater Good Science Center, Berkeley)
What's the Difference Between Empathy, Sympathy, and Compassion? (The Chopra Center)
Empathy Is Tough to Teach, But Is One Of the Most Important Life Lessons (KQED/MindShift)
28 Compassion Books, Exercises, and TED Talks (Positive Psychology)
The Five Best Inclusion Resources You Need to Know About (Friendship Circle)
Table Talk: Family guides for discussing current events (The ADL)
Greater Good Magazine: This link will take you to articles about fostering empathy (Greater Good Science Center, Berkeley)
Featured inclusion exercises
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Shared Identity: How to encourage generosity by finding commonalities between people. (Greater Good Science Center)
Watch this video with your child and access Beach Cities Health District’s PDF of How to talk with our Kids About Racism, that includes a discussion guide of the Dr. Phil Show video.
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