Teaching Kids About Differences in Islamic Practices

As-salamu alaykum! Let me share a made-up scenario to explain what I mean: Imagine your child runs to you in tears, saying, "I was eating squid, and my friend saw me and shouted that it's haram. I didn't know squid could be haram-we've had it at home before!" Now you need to handle a few things: * Squid is halal for our family, and you can enjoy it * It might be considered haram by your friend's family, and that's okay * Your friend isn't a bad Muslim for believing it's haram, and you're not a bad Muslim for believing it's halal How would you approach this? The easy way out-which I don't like-is to say, "Squid is definitely halal, your friend is mistaken, and their family follows a wrong opinion. The only right view is that squid is halal." I feel that can breed intolerance toward other Muslims' understandings. My example is about food, but this comes up often. At the masjid, you might see someone praying with their hands placed differently-folded on the belly, just above it, on the chest, or at their sides-and a child might instinctively say, "That's wrong! Stop it!" Or at a community iftar, a child might notice someone not breaking their fast at the same time. I'd love to hear from other parents: how do you guide your kids when they encounter religious differences among Muslims?