NANA SAYS TEACH YOUR CHILDREN ABOUT WORLD WAR ONE

As it has become known the 100th anniversary of the end of World War One occurs November 11, 2018. Reminding children that from war came the peace and prosperity of Canada.Peace comes with a price.  Knowing what war means and ways to try to prevent it in the future is always a good thing. Acknowledging the sacrifices of armed force personnel yesterday, today and tomorrow gives a perspective to children. Wear the poppy. Go to the Remembrance Day services. Have activities at schools. We do not want to glorify war. We want to demonstrate it has been a part of the human condition. We want to honour any family members that served. So if you do not know who served from your family, well then find out. Last year two of my grandsons had their great-grandfather's picture at their Remembrance Day service at their school. It was a short simple gesture of remembering. WW1 was supposed to be the war to end all wars. Trying to understand why it did not is a huge discussion but one that needs to occur. November and Remembrance Day can help with that topic. It can be an ongoing conversation occurring periodically.

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