"Children
naturally look for ways to make a contribution and help others," says
Deborah Spaide, founder of Kids Care Clubs, a national organization based in New Canaan , CT ,
that provides information on community-service projects for youngsters.
"But just as we give our children opportunities to use their legs when
they're learning to walk, we need to give them
opportunities to exercise their charitable muscles so they become really good
at giving too."
Here are a few ways to start:
1) Give
in more ways than one: We tend to associate charitable giving with giving
money, but encourage your children to experience charitable giving firsthand.
This reinforces the concept and makes it easier to grasp.
2) Talk
to your children about being charitable and selfless when opportunities present
themselves in your daily lives, i.e. visiting someone in the hospital. Here is the story of how one mother educated her son's class.
3) Be a
role model: If kids see you being charitable and helping out, they will too.
Click here are a few more ideas.
Click here are a few more ideas.
The amazing thing
is parents may get the biggest benefit due to the trickle off effect and the world will be
better off for it!
If you are
interested in learning more about this topic, you can in an
article written on parenting.com.
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