In many cases, homophobia begins in the home itself, as well as in the usual social circle such as school or friends. Children learn by imitation, without exclusive, all their behaviors are based on what they see at home. For this reason, it is so important to avoid that children become soaked in prejudices and thoughts of an adult, that in no case should they be part of a child's education.
Obviously children will resemble their parents, In our way of educating them, everything that we think as adults will be reflected. But those thoughts, those convictions, are conditioned by all the experiences that accumulate over the years. Children must live their own experiences, which will be the ones that shape their way of thinking, without for this reason having to be a mirror of those of their parents.
Love does not understand ideologies
Love is physical, it is chemical, it is uncontrollable and inevitable. When you meet a person who makes your skin crawl, you can hardly avoid the need to think, to dream, to love that person. Love has no barriers, people fall in love with people, no matter their age, skin color, political ideology or sex. Perhaps you have never felt that passion for a person of the same sex, but that does not in any case mean that it is not the right thing to do, that it is not as valid an option as any other.
Sensitize children against homophobia, a matter of necessity
No person has the right to discriminate against another for his way of loving. Children do not have to suffer from other people's prejudices, of other children with whom they share their lives who do not understand why they do not feel the same as they do. Sensitizing children against homophobia is a matter of vital necessity, for themselves and for other children.
So that all children are able to live in harmony, to work towards their future by sharing experiences and experiences, without having to suffer homophobia, racism or any other form of discrimination along the way by condition. Because no child has to experience suffering for being different, not your child, not the child of other people.
Educate in values, respect and empathy to eradicate homophobia
The best way to avoid homophobic behaviors in children is that they do not exist at home. Children they should not listen to offensive comments towards other people at home, not even when you think they are funny and without evil. They are not able to detect when it is a joke, the funny sense that perhaps you are giving to the phrase.
The normal thing is that your children use these expressions outside the home and the damage they can cause even being innocent is incalculable. Avoid any homophobic expression, so that your children are not tempted to use those words. Talk to your children about sexual diversity, this is not to influence their love or sexual preferences.
It's just about that they are aware that there are other ways of loving And, even if that is not your option, it is as valid as any other. In this way you will ensure that your child can maintain healthy relationships, with anyone who crosses his path, whether or not he is different. Because in some way, we are all different and that is what makes us unique.
Teach your kids to be empathetic with their peers, to have the ability to put yourself in people's shoes. Only then will they be able to understand what the scope of their actions may be. Homophobia is a scourge that must disappear and this work is in your hands and in that of all parents and educators. The education that the children of today receive will mark the path of the adults of the future.