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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have six kids like this.  I am pretty sure it's genetic.

My first two kids watched hours of tv every day, from like, birth until kindergarten.  Then when I got older and learned, I cut down on tv.  But they always had a lot of books.

The younger four had zero tv until 4 or 5 yrs old,and then minimal.

I don't solve problems for them.  There's a lot of encouraging them to trust their gut, and to wonder why other people might have done or said what they did or said.  There's a lot of "What do you think you should do?" and "How do you think your teacher would react if you asked that?"

I explain why I talk to different strangers.  "Hey, there's our homeless neighbor William. Look for his shoes - he told me when he's feeling healthy, he wears shoes. So if he's not wearing them, that's not the day to say hi."  "It's really hot - let's bring a couple of cold bottles of water for our homeless neighbors since they've been in the sun all day."  "Those people have a map out and look lost - let's see if they need help." [/quote]

Wow, just wow.  You are using homeless to meet your needs...[/quote]

We have homeless people who literally live right on our block.  They are our neighbors.  Damn straight I am going to teach my kids, four of whom are old enough to go out without a parent, how to spot someone who is mentally unwell, and how to be kind to homeless people and let them feel human. [/quote]

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