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  1. Great post, Penny. Being grateful for what we have can impel us to help those who have not. Awareness of the issue is the first step. You are helping your son see the bigger world as it is, rather than shielding him from it.

  2. Love this post, Penny. One other benefit of conversations with children is that those children grow up knowing how to talk to and discuss issues with others, so the goodness continues. And the reverse also is true.

  3. Love the post, Penny! When my oldest son was around 5 he was watching TV and a commercial came on to send money to help hungry children. He wrote down the phone number and said, “Here, Mom, call this number! We have to help these kids!” Since we were not familiar with the ministry, we decided instead to support a child through World Vision. Every month they would send us a picture and we would put it on the fridge to remind us of needy children. We did this as a family because of his response to the ad. My son is now a father of 3 and still has a passion to help the needy.

    • Excellent story, Crystal. Thanks for sharing such an encouraging story of the impact of these types of conversations. I think the more we engage with children on these issues as their natural curiosity and sense of justice/compassion is evoked, the more we show them the reality of responding. This then carries over into adult life and they KNOW they can do something, even if it’s something small, because they have always been empowered to do so.

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