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What stories for children have strong female role models?
I notice that just about all young children's stories (fairy tales, etc) depict women in a subordinate role. This hit me while reading Cinderella: her ultimate goal in life is to be the prettiest so ...
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How do you explain World War II to young children?
My 7-year old son asks many questions about World War II. I have the habit not to hide anything, but concepts such as Nazism or the Holocaust are so inherently dreadful that he sometimes seems to ...
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How do you discuss a controversial history topic with a child?
There are many controversial history episodes that are still relevant and actively discussed today. I don't mean cruel or bloody stories, rather episodes that different people have opposite viewpoints ...
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Is it important to encourage children to experience historic events?
In the UK there's a royal wedding coming up and there will be lots of television coverage of the event for those who are interested. Personally I'm not.
This will also be a public holiday, so no work ...
