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LaToya H

Justice for the baby who was purposely and wrongfully ignored

Darien Library的点评

2026年10月08日发布于: 海外

点评：I am writing this review to stand in support of a family whose experience involving a Darien Library employee was heartbreaking and completely unacceptable. During a children’s event, a woman named Erica was interacting with the children using a puppet while reading/performing a book. She engaged with multiple white children, allowing them to interact with and pet the puppet. Meanwhile, a much younger Black little boy repeatedly tried to get her attention because he wanted to do exactly what the other children were being allowed to do — pet the puppet and participate. He was ignored. What made it even more disturbing was watching him continue trying while she continued interacting with other children. Other parents apparently noticed what was happening as well, yet no one stepped in or attempted to get her attention on his behalf. Thankfully, his family remained composed. They didn’t cause a scene. They simply observed and recorded what was happening. Whatever Erica’s intent may have been, the difference in how this Black child was treated compared with the other children was painful to watch and deserves to be addressed. When you choose to work with children, every child deserves to feel welcomed, included, and valued. There should NEVER be a situation where a child is left reaching for the same interaction being freely given to the children around him. The saddest part is that this baby was too young to understand why he wasn’t getting the same attention. He couldn’t ask, “Why won’t she play with me?” or understand why he wasn’t getting a turn. All he knew was that he wanted to pet the puppet too. Children notice how adults treat them long before they have the words to describe it. I hate that this family experienced this, and I hate that this little boy was excluded from an experience that should have been joyful and welcoming. I sincerely hope Darien Library takes this family’s concerns seriously, reviews what happened, and ensures that every person representing the library in children’s programming understands that ALL children deserve the same kindness, engagement, and opportunity to participate. If you work with children, loving, respecting, and including ALL children is not optional.

翻译：我写这篇评论是为了声援一个家庭。这个家庭的经历实在令人心碎，也完全不可接受。在一场儿童活动中，一位名叫埃丽卡的女工作人员一边朗读故事，一边用木偶与孩子们互动。她与多名白人小孩交流，还让他们抚摸那只木偶。然而……一个年纪小得多的黑人小男孩不断试图引起她的注意，因为他想做其他孩子被允许做的事——抚摸木偶并参与其中。然而他遭到了忽视。更令人不安的是，尽管她一直在和其他孩子互动，那个男孩仍坚持不懈地尝试着。其他家长显然也注意到了这一情况，但没人出面干预，也没人帮他引起对方的注意。所幸，他的家人始终保持着冷静。他们并没有惹事生非，只是观察并记录了所发生的一切。无论埃丽卡的初衷如何，这个黑人孩子所受到的对待与其他孩子相比有明显差异，这种差距实在令人痛心，值得引起重视。当你选择从事与儿童相关的工作时，每一个孩子都理应感受到被欢迎、被接纳和被重视。绝不应该出现这样的情况：某个孩子拼命想要获得那种周围其他孩子能够轻松得到的互动与关爱。最令人难过的是，这个孩子年纪太小，无法理解为什么自己得不到同样的关注。他没法问出“为什么妈妈不和我玩？”，也搞不懂为什么轮不到自己。他只知道：自己也想摸摸那个玩偶。其实在孩子学会用语言描述之前，他们早就能察觉到大人是如何对待自己的了。我很痛心这个家庭经历了这种事，也痛心这个小男孩被排除在本应快乐又温馨的体验之外。我衷心希望达里恩图书馆能认真对待这个家庭的担忧，仔细审视所发生的情况，并确保所有负责儿童项目的馆员都明白：所有孩子都理应得到同样的关爱、接纳以及参与的机会。如果你从事与儿童相关的工作，那么爱护、尊重并接纳每一个孩子绝不是可以选择做或不做的事。

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