respect

Respecting others is one of the most significant characteristics you can teach your children. Respect is something that needs to be shown to everyone (every race/age/type/culture). As a parent it your job to help teach your children the importance of respect. As a Pakistani, I am ashamed to say that majority of our parents are racist, and have raised us the same way (not necessarily meaning that we are racist)
The most important thing to remember is that children for the most part learn by example, and as children that example is from our parents and family members. So if you want to teach your kids to be respectful of others, it’s important that you should show people respect, as well. When I say respectful, I don’t only mean to be polite and kind to others because I think majority of the parents really do want their children to be that way. When you crunch your face upon another race, don’t think your child missed that expression of yours. To be honest, majority of the time you’re not looking down upon another person because they’re different, but because you think you’re better. How could we possibly think that black people are harmfull, or white people are snobby, or bangali’s are this and tamil’s are that and Chinese are this and that! Where did those thoughts even come from? Ofcourse they came from our parents or family. Believe me when I say that a lot of parents don’t allow their children to be friends with a certain race because I’ve seen and heard this from my own eyes and it’s disgusting. When you forbid marriages between different cultures because “you can’t marry a Spanish boy, they steal”, your child heard you. How beautiful would the person be who believes in true equality, and respects all people for their self and for who they are, and not based on their looks or money. Don’t assume that your child will grow up and be a hippie and not understand harm. My neighbor says a good parent teaches their child to swim, in case the boat breaks down but that swimming doesn’t have to include bad attitude towards others.
Respect is something that is learned over time. It can’t be an instantaneous thing. There’s no real way to explain to a child that she needs to respect others without experiencing that need first hand.

To sum it up: Don’t be such a jerk