Comments on: New Episode: WTF? (10/10, pt 3) http://blog.askladybrain.com/2009/10/14/new-episode-wtf-1010-pt-3/ The most candid advice show on the radio. Live every Sunday at 9pm on 92.3FM | 877-WE-ASK-LADYBRAIN Mon, 17 May 2010 22:10:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: ladybrain http://blog.askladybrain.com/2009/10/14/new-episode-wtf-1010-pt-3/#comment-49 ladybrain Wed, 14 Oct 2009 17:44:10 +0000 http://blog.askladybrain.com/?p=602#comment-49 Just posted to Huffington Post: Wow, if someone is that interested in teaching their kids about homelessness, take a walk through any urban center and you can find some real homeless people to talk to. They often have very interesting stories. Then--you can hand them $95! That will stick in a kids' mind much more than another doll. Oh, the IRONY of forking over $95 for a doll when there are people who could eat for a month with that kind of money.....2nd when is a kid ready to hear about the issues in a way that won't scare them that it could happen to them? Kids need to feel secure at the same time they learn about the world--but it has to be age appropriate! We just had to cover this topic in our show--for a taste, go to: Read more at: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/09/29/american-girls-homeless-d_n_302981.html#postComment Just posted to Huffington Post:
Wow, if someone is that interested in teaching their kids about homelessness, take a walk through any urban center and you can find some real homeless people to talk to. They often have very interesting stories. Then–you can hand them $95! That will stick in a kids’ mind much more than another doll. Oh, the IRONY of forking over $95 for a doll when there are people who could eat for a month with that kind of money…..2nd when is a kid ready to hear about the issues in a way that won’t scare them that it could happen to them? Kids need to feel secure at the same time they learn about the world–but it has to be age appropriate! We just had to cover this topic in our show–for a taste, go to:

Read more at: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/09/29/american-girls-homeless-d_n_302981.html#postComment

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