We can all agree that teaching our kids about charitable giving is important, but sometimes we struggle with how to do it.
Pinterest can give us “small acts of kindness” ideas, but how do we navigate the tougher parts of teaching our kids compassion?
How do we teach them that it’s not the “have’s” vs. the “have-nots”?
How do we shield them from the heavy issues of our adult world but also lend them understanding that other people have needs?
Today we tackle these questions and so many more around teaching charity to our children.
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In this episode:
- The why, the how and the what of teaching charity to children
- An easy idea to help avoid an “us” vs “them” attitude
- How Chris started the boys off in charitable acts by picking up glitter around the neighborhood
- What we are doing in March with our boys to help support one of our favorite charities, The Hope Effect
Items of interest:
- Raising Charitable Children book
- If the World Were a Village book (2nd edition)
- The Hope Effect
- Our Periscope episode “3 ways to teach your kids gratitude”
- Our private FB community full of more meaningful discussions with parents doing things their own way