Books for Youth About Human Rights

𝐃𝐢𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐬 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐇𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐑𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐡?

Our little ones have an innate sense of right and wrong. They also have a sense of what is fair and unfair , explaining the basics of human rights in age appropriate ways is an important factor of anti-racist parenting and anti-bias education. Parents and educators can use books as a great tool to set the foundation for a lifelong commitment to social responsibility and global citizenship.

Here are some beautifully illustrated books centering various human rights issues, movements and topics to include:

Race & ethnicity equity and equality
Education right
Immigration rights
LGBQTIA+ rights
Envionmental rights
Disability rights

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I’m often asked as an educator “well what if some of these go against my beliefs?”

My answer is find a balance with your personal stances and educating your children about the identities of others. All human rights movements are rooted in identity visibility.

Our reality is - people exist, people fight for the rights they desire - whether it aligns with our personal stances or not.

Anti-racist and Anti-bias education and parenting acknowledges visibility of all identities and peoples.

A tip that’s generally well received is to not make the mistake of conflating learning about other belief systems, movements and peoples and projecting things onto your children.

You can find these titles in our Book Nook if you are looking to add them to you bookshelves.

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𝐃𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐬𝐞𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐩𝐢𝐪𝐮𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭?
A few of these are in our Book Nook !

We move toward more authentic unity when we peer outside of our own door and to acknowledge & empathize with what's going on in our world around us.