The ABCs of Diversity -- Identities We're Assigned at Birth -- Identity and Diversity in Action -- Disentangling Gender and Sexuality -- Relearning Race -- Fears of Fitting Out: Religious Differences -- Social Media and Diversity -- Old Enough to Know Better -- Conclusion: Choosing Our Place in History -- Acknowledgments -- Appendix A: About the authors - autobiographies of culture -- Appendix B: Books to read to develop greater empathy. Picture books ; Nonfiction resource books for older children ; Middle-grade chapter books and graphic novels ; Books for older teens and young adult novels ; Book lists for parents ; Websites -- Appendix C: Curriculum activities for teachers and parents of children and youth. Activities for young children: Begin with words kids can understand: bias and fairness ; Goals and activities for educators of young children ; Activity about gender norms: Who gets to make the rules? ; Scripts for parents: When our kids say embarrassing things ; Activities for older children and youth. Increasing empathy with youth: Living in the world HOUSE activity ; Buildling the world house: The ROCKS of our foundation ; Relearning our history: Challenging traditional curriculum lessons -- Bibliography