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How to teach secular children about charitable obligation

I want to teach my kids about giving but we're not religious and I don't know how to explain why we should help others without falling back on 'because God says so' or 'because it makes you feel good.'

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Secular frameworks for moral obligation may lack the clear authority and motivation that religious traditions provide.

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