I said "no your not"
He said "Why Not?"
"Well, two reasons. One, Its illegal and I don't want to get a ticket. Two, why would you want to make your neighborhood look bad?
He responded "One, I don't want to get you a ticket, but Two, the neighborhood looks worser already"
This led into a conversation about whether it was ok to contribute to an already trash filled neighborhood. "What would happen if eveyone threw their trash away in trash cans..."
Isn't it interesting what a child of 6 notices about his/her neighborhood (clean or dirty, whether its "bad" or "good", rich or poor) They are incredibly perceptive at that that age.
How do you think it affects them?
It's amazing how many teachable moments happen in a day?
Do you have any examples of teachable moments you see?
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it obviously affects even the small ones. They imitate what they see. Do they always know that it is wrong probably sometimes but I would have to guess that some don't know really what right and worng are. They live how they are being taught and that is not only bu what their parents teach them, but what the community is teaching them as well.
Also Everyday presents a new "teachable" moment with my kids.
I like how you said that they learn not just what their parents teach them, but also what their community teaches them
Speaking of teachable moments, a friend pointed this out today. They are short videos of modern parables. I've only watched a couple of trailers, but they seem really cool. Just wanted to point them out to ya'll.
:)
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