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By Kim Vij 8 Comments

Tips on Raising a Multicultural Child

My husband is from India and I am from the United States.  We were brought up in two very different worlds and are trying out best to help our 3 children experience both worlds.  We have shared on The Educators’ Spin On It a few ways we’ve enjoyed raising our children and encouraged them to learn about India {click here}
Books About India    Food from India    Diwali    Holi    Diya Crafts   Indian Sweets 
We’re excited that this is the start of festival seasons all over the world, especially in India.  August had a few fun activities for Indians and Hindus that I thought I’d share with you.
India’s Independence Day on August 15
Raksha Bandhan on August 20
Janmashtami on August 28
Sharing a variety of cultures with a child is a true gift you can give to them.  Research your local resources and find out if there are cultural events for kids.  We were lucky to find a Musuem Family Day that was featuring India this month too.  The kids were so excited to make a craft and watch the Indian dancers at the event.  We even had fun listening to Punjabi music and dancing at home for those afternoon melt down times.
In the United States almost all of us originated from somewhere else, really I’m not from the United States I’m from Ireland and England where many generations ago my family moved here.  They’ve even been able to track one of my great great great grandfathers on the Mayflower!  I encourage you to explore your heritage with your kids and encourage them to become multicultural.  Here are 9 Ways to Explore the World with Kids from your own Home!
One way we enjoy learning about other cultures is with Around the World in 12 Dishes Series.  If you have checked out the Pinterest Board that features Dishes and Craft Ideas from Around the World it would be my top recommendation.  Around the World in 12 Dishes Pinterest Board 
For more ideas visit our Bilingual Babies and World Geography Pinterest Board. This next month we’ll be sharing about Schools Around the World as part of the Multicultural Kid Blogs Carnival! If you have a school from around the world you’d like to share email us.
Where is your family background from?  Share with us ways you are teaching your child about it.    

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Filed Under: Cultural Education Tagged With: #afterschool, Afterschool Express, Around the World, Bilingual Babies, India

About Kim Vij

Early childhood teacher, author, speaker and mom of 3. Kim shares ways to make learning fun and parenting an adventure by sharing developmentally appropriate activities.

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Comments

  1. Natalie F says

    September 2, 2013 at 7:51 pm

    It's so amazing that you are able to share so much Indian culture with your children. The pictures are adorable.

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  2. Cool Mom says

    September 6, 2013 at 4:28 pm

    This is wonderful in so many ways. Your daughter is beautiful. We actually just moved into an extremely diverse area and we have so many Indian neighbors among other cultures. (Quite different from where we used to live and I welcome the change) I love knowing more about other cultures and look forward to sharing with my daughter. Thank you for sharing and thank you for hosting the linky. We are now following by email. Have a wonderful weekend.

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  3. Kim Vij says

    September 7, 2013 at 9:51 am

    Thanks Natalie! It's been fun learning about India with them.

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  4. Kim Vij says

    September 7, 2013 at 9:55 am

    I'm so glad you found us and signed up for our newsletter. Learning about other cultures has been so much fun with my kids.

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  5. yogamama says

    September 28, 2013 at 10:36 am

    I love local multicultural events! That is cool that you live in an area where this culture is celebrated! Thanks for linking up with Creative Kids Culture Blog Hop!

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  6. Jessica says

    September 26, 2018 at 9:45 am

    My family is also a combo of US and India. Despite spending significant time in both countries the challenge of integrating both cultures into the family is real! Thank you for sharing how you have incorporated Indian culture into your children’s lives. It’s so important for them to know where they come from and I applaud you for making the effort to make sure they embrace where they come from. Much love to you and your family.

    Jessica
    ourgloballove.com

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  7. Angela Waterford says

    August 21, 2019 at 2:23 am

    It’s true that sharing many cultures to my child will help her become more compassionate. I think I’ll enroll her in a multicultural preschool so that she’ll have a first-hand experience of getting to know children from other backgrounds. This way, she’ll know how to respect other people.

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