I often remind parents that preschoolers have a natural curiosity about themselves, others and the world. While they may notice differences in appearance, they are not making value judgments when they make such comments. So, I often encourage parents to use such opportunities to teach positive values and tolerance. As your preschooler is beginning to learn how to behave and interact with others, it is an ideal time to help him or her learn that the world and the people with whom they interact are richly diverse. This teaching process comes easier to some parents than others.
All parents help their children learn about their bodies.
Children describe others with concrete words learned for things in their world, using terms like, chocolate, vanilla, pink. It is not until around age five that children begin to understand that skin color means something more than mere color. That man is Jewish, and some Jewish men wear hats like that one. It's called a yarmulke. They believe it is important to keep their heads covered at all times.