Furthermore, it is crucial to strengthen the confidence of a Romani child right from the beginning of their school life. Background R omani children come from a completely different social and cultural environment than their fellow students from the majority Czech culture. Romani children generally have a very liberal upbringing, they are granted more freedom, and they are rarely punished. Romani children learn by what they see others doing. Collective decision-making and collective responsibility are much more important in Romani families than individual responsibility and individual ambition.
Romani families are quite different from European families.
Romani parents tend to differentiate among their children and prefer one of them over the others. T he teacher should know about Romani customs. For instance, breakfast is not a custom in Romani families. This has its roots in the fact that in the past, Romani women used to travel around the countryside, helping the villagers in exchange for food. It was only after the women brought the food back to the household that the children and the rest of the family could eat.