parenting philosophy

hi i am dr. jenn berman for peta.i love being a vegan because i know that i am not contributing to the pain and sufferingof animals on a day-to-day basis at least as best as i can.i feel incredibly healthy, i had never even thought about giving up dairy having beena vegetarian for so long, but then when i read about all of the reasons healthwise whywe shouldn�t be eating dairy, it was pretty much a no-brainer and to know that i am livinga life that doesn�t contribute to pain and suffering, and will help me live longer andspent more time with my kids and i feel great. it was an easy choice.for me as a parent being a vegan and raising vegan children is it�s a philosophy it isnot just what we choose to eat and don�t

eat.since my children were very young i have always told them the truth about where meat comesfrom, where dairy comes from, where leather comes from, i have always told them the truth.a lot of parents try to protect their kids from the truth, because i have raised themunderstating the pain and suffering of animals, they also understand the pain and sufferingof people. they are incredibly sensitive intuitive kids.i think it is so important for children to be activists, and for them to understand thatno matter how small they are they can make a difference, they can make an impact in theworld. to me that is a parenting philosophy it isa vegan philosophy but it is also a parenting

philosophy, and i think that kids who havea sense that they can make a difference in the world are kids that are far less likelyto turn to drugs, they are less likely to act out in different ways because they havea sense of self-efficacy, which is really related to self-esteem.when kids know they make the right choice on their own.when they have the right information they can do it, and that is the next generationthat is our future in terms of this earth,

in terms of the health of the planet, in termsof the health of future generations, in the terms of the consciousness of future generations,and to me that is one of the greatest things we can do as parents.for more information on how to help animals

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