5 Ways to Teach Your Child to Give to Charity

The importance of giving back should be instilled early in children. Read on for ways to teach your child to give to charity.

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Imagine your child living on the streets, desperately searching for food. It happens more often than you think. In fact, 4.2 million children experience homelessness each year.

Instilling the importance of giving back early on is important. By teaching your child to give to charity, you can help them recognize the joys of giving firsthand.

Keep reading to learn five ways to teach your child the importance of donating to a charity.

With these charitable tips, your child can grow up helping others. They’ll develop an appreciation for all they have, too!

1. Help Your Neighbors

Start small. One of the easiest ways to teach your child to give back is to help their neighbors.

Sometimes, giving back is as small as lending a helping hand. See if your child can help an elderly neighbor carry their groceries inside. Maybe your child can also help a sick neighbor water their plants or walk the dog.

Starting your child off with someone they know, like a neighbor, will help them work their way up to charitable acts.

2. Make Donations

Small donations can help someone in big ways.

Ask your child to look through their old toys and clothes to donate. This will teach them about sacrificial giving to the chronically homeless who don’t have anything.

Once your child has chosen what to donate, go to the drop off station together.

Consider speaking to your child about their weekly allowance as well. They can get a portion of their allowance now. Then, discuss putting a portion into savings, and dedicating another portion to give to charity.

3. Volunteer Together

One in every 30 children in the country is homeless. Sacrificing a few hours out of your month can help these children.

Volunteer with your child at a food shelter or senior center.

Together, you can help at a soup kitchen or spend a little time with the local elderly community. You can also create kits to send out to the homeless community. Volunteering as a family will teach your child to give to charity while showing them you value giving back, too.

4. Praise Giving Behavior

As your child starts to give to charity, let them know you’re proud. Encouraging them with words of affirmation can help them make charitable decisions on their own in the future.

Remind your child about the difference they’re making, too.

This can help set a standard for your child’s charitable behavior in the future.

5. Check Local Events

From Good Will to the Salvation Army, there are always local events and shelters where you can give back.

While donating to a local charity, talk to your child about their global impact. Let them know there are children all over the world who need help. Fostering a global mindset can help your child see the rest of the world needs help, too.

Grow Up Giving: 5 Ways to Teach Children to Give to Charity

Help your child grow up giving! Learning to give to charity at a young age can instill the importance of charitable giving throughout your child’s entire life. Try using these five acts of charity with your child.

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