"Learning to narrow down options and make final decisions is a key skill, but one kids have to grow into," Theise says. "Toddlers and preschool-age kids can handle two or three choices at a maximum.
It made understand how fortunate I was to grow up in one of the world's greatest countries, to have the family I did. It was a humbling few days, and that boy's problems made mine seem so inconsequential.