Hate Hurts, How Children Learn and Unlearn Prejudice

You know on that point is hate and impairment out there in the world, but sometimes you try to give steering your life pretending its not, just as long as it is not affection you or your family. It was impress to me to see how early children obtain differences in each other. Even children are already using (race) in some cardinal way at sixsome months (Stern, Larosa pg. 18). Its amazing to hear about Dr. Phyllis Katzs experiment. We know babies pay attention to their surroundings, and the spate in it. Just didnt suck how closely.In her experiment it showed how a six month old baby got world-weary looking at the said(prenominal) pictures of the same sees, and then got interested when a face of a different colorize was introduced. These differences jock babies form a secure association of themselves as entities separate from others (Stern, Larosa pg 18). I was truly shocked by how ignorant oneness parent was about outrage. She says Its something I thought he didnt notice that wouldnt be part of his cognizance I sort of wanted him to be colorblind. Clearly children are NOT color blind.Unless they are taught to appreciate differences, their views rear be quite early (Stern, Larosa pg. 27). With teenagers things get a little harder. They are torn among being a child and a young adult. You want to be authoritative they are not doing things they shouldnt, but you weart want to pry into their lives similarly much. They are trying to be fissiparous from you, and do and get to their own decisions. Parents of teenagers in our society must learn to comprehend to what their offspring are saying, especially what they are saying to one another (Stern, Larosa pg. 9).This news gives you so m whatsoever heart open frame examples of how children have treated other children so wrong with hatred and prejudice. It also has give examples of how these children over came those hardships it just would have been exquisite to hear more of the good pre ferably of the bad. After reading this book, it makes you wake up and realize you cant live your life as if hate and prejudice isnt out there.We as a society must teach our children that differences should ot be a threat, but that differences are what make the world go around. It seems that hate and prejudice has plagued our country for the entirety of its existence. You can go back and look in history books and find it almost any where in history. This is an issue that bears much thoughtfulness because it is not going away by itself. We were created equal in the sight of God, and when everyone recognizes that to be fact and teaches their children, then maybe we testament be well on our way to a peaceful existence.