I came across this series of photos of children around the world and the places they sleep:
http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/08/04/where-children-sleep/ What an excellent reminder that this is not one world. If your kids start whining that their bedroom flatscreen TV is too small, or their wardrobe is six months old, take them through these photos and show them how some other kids in the world live. (And — while you’re at it — why not try to make a difference in the life of some kid living in poverty by going to http://www.compassion.com/ and picking out a child who needs a monthly sponsor?) Poverty is not just a lack of money; it is a lack of options… a lack of opportunity.