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Raising Vegan Children - Social Situations
Raising Vegan Children - Social Situations
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Length:
48 minutes
Released:
Sep 25, 2007
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
I believe we come into this world fully compassionate, and the best gift we can give to children is to honor the empathy they have for animals by letting their natural compassion guide their behavior, guide us as parents, guide us as a society. We do everything we can to prevent them from seeing images of animal cruelty and suffering, so why would we go behind their backs and support the very thing they would find anathema - that WE find anathema? Why would we pay other people to do to animals what we - what children - would be traumatized by – quite literally. Today's episode is about raising our children in such a way that it’s consistent with our own values, their own values, and with the messages we’re already giving them: to be kind, caring, compassionate people. Today's episode is about raising vegan children, how to navigate non-vegan birthday parties, family occasions, classroom events, and other specific scenarios for living in a world that seems to value convenience over compassion.
Released:
Sep 25, 2007
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
Response to: "If you were on a desert island and were starving, I bet you'd eat meat then; I eat only meat from humanely raised animals"; and other statements based on hypothetical scenarios and myths.: Our excuses for eating animals have more to do with how we want to perceive ourselves and less to do with what is actually true. by Food for Thought: The Joys and Benefits of Living Vegan