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Balancing Multiple Viewpoints with Respect

One of the great benefits of growing up in the digital world is that our children have many more opportunities to engage with diverse ideas and viewpoints on any given topic. They can learn and develop a deeper understanding of issues more quickly than we ever did as kids. But their ideas and beliefs will be challenged frequently, unlike our experience growing up in an unplugged world. If we don’t prepare young people to understand how to value and respect multiple, opposing viewpoints, they may forfeit one of their greatest learning opportunities and, worse, treat people who hold opposing viewpoints disrespectfully. In this chapter, we will explore some strategies for teaching our kids ...

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