Whenever we're out walking near or in a "woodsy" area, I spend a lot of time pointing out poison ivy to our almost-eight-year-old soon and warning him to stay away from it. (I have always been pretty allergic to it and had an absolutely horrible case of it when I was about his age.)

I hope I teach him well and that, later on, he can recognize poison on his own when I cannot be there or when he's too old to listen to me. I pray that God will be there to (gently I hope) remind him of the dangers of that poison.