SUGGESTIONS FOR BUILDING ASSETS

Asset # 34- Cultural Competence

(Young people know and respect people of different racial and cultural backgrounds)

To Build Asset # 34 Parents and Extended Family Can . . .

* Show tolerance and respect for diversity. Have this be a standard of behavior for your kids.

* Travel with your family to introduce your children to different people, places, and cultures.

* Keep lots of reading material and videos about different countries, different cultures.

* Treat your own children with tolerance. Try to understand their perspective. They will understand it and treat others the same way

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35% of youth surveyed by Search Institute have this asset in their lives.*

*Based on Search Institute surveys of almost 100,000 6th to 12th grade youth throughout the United States