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kids commenting on peoples apperance
Hello,
We live in Israel and today were in the elevator together with a man of (presumably) Ethiopian descent. My 6 year old son said to him "Your ancestors were from Africa" . The man was really nice and said "That's right, where are you from?" and my son launched into a discussion of the many countries in which he has lived. In the past (about 2 years ago) my son went through a very short phase of commenting more directly about peoples apperance (e.g. why does that man sit in a wheelchair, why does that man have dark skin). I explained that it was impolite and could make people feel self-conscious and he could ask me such questions quietly in private and he soon stopped. Do you think his comment today was inappropriate? Should I tell him that it is not polite to make such comments? I'm not quite sure how to respond to what happened or if I need to respond at all. Thanks for your advice, Helen |
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