By Jared Diamond — 1997
The biggest question that Jared Diamond is asking himself is how to turn the study of history into a science.
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You’ve probably heard of culture shock, the feeling of disorientation a person feels when faced with another culture, way of life, or set of attitudes. For me, it was twofold: I was in a new country and I was a new mom, two ways in which my own life suddenly felt utterly unfamiliar.
What can American parents learn from how other cultures look at parenting? A look at child-rearing ideas in Japan, Norway, Spain—and beyond
Third Culture Kids (TCKs): Children who don’t identify with a single culture, but have a more complicated identity forged from their experiences as global citizens.
Even for a psychologist who studies how kids understand racism and violence, talking to her own children about it is difficult.
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The writer Ibram X. Kendi has been reading a lot of books to his five-year-old daughter, Imani. And when he chooses those books, he makes sure they include many kinds of people.
“You’re always communicating about race, whether you talk about it or not.”
A lack of support splits parents into warring factions. Here’s what could stop the fighting.
“I just didn’t want them to stress and not be afraid to go to school. The less they knew, the better it was.”
An interview with Shefali Tsabary, Ph.D., a clinical psychologist, international keynote speaker and bestselling author of The Conscious Parent, Out of Control and her latest, The Awakened Family.