Atheist Dad Seeking Answers

[Mxwll]

Set the example and they will copy you.

Thanks Badger That is good advice, and how we have proceeded thus far. Something has recently happened, and has occurred before, that makes me think otherwise. My older one has been boasting about material possessions to a younger and (perceived by him) as a less well off child.
Given that this has happened more than once and is not in any way how Mrs M. or I lead our lives, living solely by example is not working. I am not talking about boring them to tears here, just some light instruction in the basic tenets of morality and ethical behavior, couched so any child can wrap their mind around it.