Homa Sabet Tavangar - Growing Up Global: Raising Children to Be At Home in the World

This book is dedicated to the memory and legacy
of my four beloved grandparents, who dared
to let their vision be world-embracing

Introduction | Make Yourself at Home in the World
why i wrote this book and why you need to read it

Chapter 1 |
consider the virtues needed for being a true friend practice the Golden Rule distinguish between the politics of a country and its people make intercultural friendships know the correct name to call your friend by observe dos and donts for making friends from diverse backgrounds access great resources like books, websites, music, globes, and more assess how youre doing with an international quiz

Chapter 2 |
be conscious of offering a friendly greeting in any culture coach your kids on what a good greeting looks likehere and around the world, for young and old be comfortable greeting someone with a name that is unfamiliar to you play games using the worlds most widely spoken languages see the United States and the world in a new perspective learn greetings in the worlds top ten languages try speaking a new language and consider various strategies, from immersion to dabbling play and learn with foreign language resources for various ages

Chapter 3 |
experience the world through soccer and the Olympics play sit-down games across cultures and generations try playground games from various countries play geography, language, and culture games support play and sports worldwide look for positive experiences in video games get off the couch and get active, with global strategies

Chapter 4 |
help your school become more internationally competent respect teachers and share your global perspective with them draw on home-schooling resources tap into the arts make music and learn how its done elsewhere start global learning at a young age imagine what its like in the best- and least-equipped schools of the world turn your school into a laboratory for global experiences encourage partnershipswith other schools, diverse community members, companies, and charities improve your geography literacy

imagine what and how people all over the world eat compare school lunches worldwide try new kinds of foods learn about the foods we all share host a world mealthe average meal eaten by most people on the planet picture how McDonalds adapts its menu to local tastes worldwide experience eating out with kids around the world master how to eat with chopsticks create a multicultural Thanksgiving meal take a weekend to travel to a new continent even if its just across town try food remedies made by grandmothers everywhere

Chapter 6 |
consider how religions can contribute to peace share metaphors that help make sense of the diversity of faiths learn what the faiths teach and have in common