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When children challenge your charitable priorities

My twelve-year-old asked me why we give money to help kids in other countries but not the homeless people we pass every day and I realized I don't have a good answer.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Children's moral clarity can expose the arbitrary or self-serving nature of adult ethical choices.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Charitable giving across traditions?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.