I travel for the Kids

How to Raise World-Curious Kids

by Christina Ohly

Eating gelato in Piazza Navona, Rome

Celebrate Difference

Muslim women wear burqas, Russian kids wear Valenki felt boots. The world is a massive, multi-cultural, multi-ethnic mix, and the sooner your child sees that, the more intrigued he or she will be to explore further. I tend to position things around other kids — the sports they play, how they go to school, what they eat, and how they worship. Kids are kids, and differences dissipate when soccer, Selena Gomez, and the local version of pizza (every culture has one) are involved.

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Christina Ohly

Christina writes about her quest for global perspective for Babble, Aol, DailyCandy, and Citibabes. She travels to teach her kids about the world around them.

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