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How to explain water inequality to children without crushing hope

My kids ask why we have to boil water when their friends do not, and I do not know how to explain environmental injustice to a seven-year-old without making her feel hopeless.

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Protecting innocence while preparing children for an unjust world requires a delicate balance between truth and preservation of their sense of possibility.

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