tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30409206.post483208565761840819..comments2024-01-14T00:50:25.555-08:00Comments on The Cool Justice Report: Badtime Stories: View From A ToddlerThe Cool Justice Reporthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02073992081523946106noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30409206.post-88730212464493846752009-05-02T06:31:00.000-07:002009-05-02T06:31:00.000-07:00Thank you for posting this, Andy. I would add (bei...Thank you for posting this, Andy. I would add (being a parent myself), that while I agree that there is a point at which a parent has to shield their child to minimize trauma, that the balancing corollary to this is that (in my personal opinion) parents who want to teach their children about compassion at some point must stop shielding them, and introduce the concept of the reality of phenomenal suffering in the world.<br /><br />Lastly, in order to support the development of compassion in a child, one must eventually not shy away from discussing traumatizing events...and one must talk about how to lessen suffering in the world through action.<br /><br />The legacy of my parents' love of justice and peace was their ability to append this concept -- now you that you know this suffering exists, what are you going to do about it?<br /><br />How to raise an activist, I suppose.<br /><br />Mariana EvicaMariana Evicahttp://twitter.com/mariana_66noreply@blogger.com