I agree with most of this post. Our children learn bullying from us because it is not something that ends in childhood. Prejudice exists in adults. Our children mimic, replicate, and spread our own ideas. However, they are young and we can not be certain what they will do with them. We cannot be certain how our words, thoughts, attitudes, and troubles will manifest in our children on the playground.

Instead of teaching them our adult views and reactions to the world, we should teach as you say

acceptance and compassion

I'd like to add though that I think "acceptance" is innate in all humans. What happens is that prejudice trains "acceptance" away and teaches us not to. To need to teach "acceptance" sounds like we are trying to unteach prejudice. That prejudice is there and now we need a stopgap of "acceptance". Personally, I think that without prejudice, "acceptance" does not need to be taught.

Keep writing. I like what you post.