March 8 is celebrated International Women’s Day and is the perfect time to promote gender equality among our children because this way they will understand that respect is universal.
If we want our children to grow up with a mentality in which gender inequality does not take place, the first thing we must do is correct some habits in our home to lead by example and teach them that there are no different tasks depending on sex, but rather of each other’s abilities.
We can put it into practice today!
We must eliminate wrong ideas, such as that women have an obligation to cook, iron, wash or carry out domestic activities, both girls and boys can help mom and dad with these tasks and it does not change anything, because it is for the benefit of all.
In the same way, do not limit them to activities, that is, without my daughter, she wants to play soccer and my son wants to go to the ballet, there is nothing wrong, all people have hobbies or personal and own activities that must be respected.
As parents we have the obligation to respect ourselves in front of our children, at the moment when the limit is exceeded with aggressive words, blows or risky situations, our little ones begin to develop a pattern of behavior for the future, Be careful!
Do not make differences between them for being a boy or a girl, for example:
- “He can go out and play because he’s a boy” (wrong) / Both should have the same opportunity to go out and play (correct).
- “She deserves it more because she is a girl” (incorrect) / They both deserve the same privileges unless there is a punishment involved (correct).
- “You must take care of her because she is helpless” (incorrect) / The brothers must take care of each other (correct).
- “He has more authority than you”, “obey your brother” / The only people who should obey is the parents (correct).