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Our Differences Make Us Better

02/21/2020

Parenting Our Children

Our Differences Make Us Better

Do you have friends from different countries? What do you learn from them?

Yes, I have a friend from a different part of the country. She's from Pennsylvania and she's my best, best friend.

Oli, 7

My school has a lot of people from a lot of places. It’s an art school. A lot of them think we overdo the holidays, get too many presents.

 Jessie Ray, 13

One of my best friends if from Jamaica. Her family likes spicy food, but I don’t like the smell.

Eleanor, 15

Why is it important to have friends who are different than you, look different than you? 

Even though your friend may speak a different language or have a different skin color, he is still a person and he may like the same things you do.  

Milo, 9

I don't want everybody to be the same. Also, it's how I can tell who is who. 

Jeremiah, 7

It is important to have friends who are different because you can learn new things from different people. 

Oli, 7

What differences do you notice between kids who are from other countries? What similarities?

We all like to be on our phones and social media, but we don’t always understand each other’s memes. 

Jessie Ray, 13

My Jamaican friends parents are very strict, but both our parents are always talking about grades and the importance of college. 

Eleanor, 15

We are all humans, we all eat food, drink water and breathe.

Oli, 7

That they speak another language and have different skin color but everybody is human.

Jeremiah, 7
 

Produced in partnership with the Fatherhood Task Force of South Florida.