He is almost 2 and we were out the other day and went to sit down at a table and there were two black guys sitting at the table.
He started to scream his head off. Like he was afraid.. I am not sure that the guys knew why he was screaming. We only sat there for a few moment cause he would not stop.
I know he was crying because of them because he was pointing a going ' no no no'.
I have NO idea where this comes from.. His mother and father are NOT bigots and I am far from one..
I am not thinking that he might have thought these guys were 'different' from him but why the screaming.
I have been around this boy since the moment he was born and he has NEVER had anything bad happen to him by a person of a different race.
Also how do I have him grow up with being ok around people of different races..? we live in a town with very few and almost none at all of peole of different cultures..
2007-10-07 01:58:32 · 21 answers · asked by LadyCatherine 7 in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Other - Cultures & Groups
I wouldn't give it a second thought. Kids that age are funny, some have a fit if a man has a beard, or wear hats. Haven't you ever seen a toddler go see Santa Claus and was scared to death and cried hysterically. It's that same sort of things. If he's never seen a person of a different race or had little contact he was just frightened. Even as adults we tend to be afraid of things we don't know about or understand. Totally normal in small children. Maybe get a book whose character are people of different races and he will learn this is nothing to be frightened of. Relax.
2007-10-07 02:08:42 · answer #1 · answered by Choqs 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
If The Child Isnt Used To Being Around Different Races And Dosent Feel Comfortable, thre Is Bound to be Some Kind Of Reaction. Perhaps Allowing The Child To Mix With People Of Different Races or Explain To Him That Thre Is No Reason to fear Someone Because They Look Different To You, Or Perhaps Explain to the Kid Why Some people Look Differnt To Others And Have Different Skin Colours Itll Stop occuring..XIX
2007-10-07 03:25:16 · answer #2 · answered by ExpressYOURSELF! :) 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I grew up in a small town, with nobody but white people. I was 12 years old before I saw a person of color. It was at the county fair, the carnival worker (who was black), was trying to buckle my cousin and I into a ride. The man was speaking to me, but I couldn't hear anything coming out of his mouth. I bet he thought I was really dumb.
I think if you read books with pictures of others from different races, etc, and talk with your grandson on his level, that he will be okay. Or maybe you could show him that children come in all races, too.
I hope this helps you.
2007-10-07 02:16:22 · answer #3 · answered by nowyouknow 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Tell your daughter or son to try to get away from the small town sometimes and see how most cities live. I dont think children see color that way that bigots do. I think your grandson may have been going through a very shy stage. I dont think it was racist. If it was that is sad. Get a childs movie with different cultures in it, and get some childrens books. Please help your grandson or he will really appear to be something wrong with him mentally as he grows older. So please educate the child. Good luck to you.
2007-10-07 10:48:54 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
When my little brother was 2 or 3 he told my cousin who was babysitting him that "he didn't like black people". We were appalled. My parents didn't raise us like that! My same brother told one of my moms friends, who is dark skinned, that he "didn't like black people" to her face! The first friends I can remember are black. My godfather is black and my brother loved him since he was born. I don't know where it came from because my parents exposed all of us to all races and we had so many friends from different cultures. I think you should try to expose him to more races. Watch movies with characters of all colors and try to get him to be comfortable with all kinds of good people, no matter the race.Don't worry too much, I am sure he will grow out of this.
2007-10-07 02:07:34 · answer #5 · answered by Pssssh Whatever 4 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Well then if there arent many black people around chances are he isn't used to seeing any out and about and was scared most likely because of their different colour skin. Put some TV shows on like sitcoms with a cast of all different races to get him used to diversity.
2007-10-07 02:02:47 · answer #6 · answered by SmEllY! 6 · 7⤊ 0⤋
Try starting with TV shows like Sesame Street. Then, take him to the nearest city where he will see all kinds of people. I have to assume there has never been a person of another race or culture in his house.
2007-10-07 02:05:11 · answer #7 · answered by shermynewstart 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
You should try getting a black person to come to your house and talk and play with your grandson. This way he can realize that people of different races are ok. try it again and see if he remembers that it is ok.
I hope this helped.
p.s dont be afraid to ask a black person, tell them the story and i am sure they will accept!
2007-10-07 02:04:30 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
Get a picture book of different people and different cultures. Then show him that they are like him in many ways.
I think he was afraid because he had not seen people like that before. Or he thought something bad had happened to them to change them from white to black and that might happen to him.
2007-10-07 02:10:54 · answer #9 · answered by Aliz 6 · 5⤊ 0⤋
Patience, and kind words your on your way it will take time though. He is young and cannot understand but if you run every time he screams around different cultures he will be conditioned to be afraid. Pavlovs dogs. So don't run when he cries just sooth him...
Good luck
2007-10-07 02:03:44 · answer #10 · answered by kim 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋