{"id":579,"date":"2017-11-07T10:36:10","date_gmt":"2017-11-07T16:36:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress.iseeme.com\/blog\/?p=579"},"modified":"2017-12-05T17:08:40","modified_gmt":"2017-12-05T23:08:40","slug":"teaching-kids-give-back-holiday-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.iseeme.com\/blog\/2017\/11\/07\/teaching-kids-give-back-holiday-season\/","title":{"rendered":"Teaching Kids to Give Back this Holiday Season"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The holiday season is an excellent time for teaching kids charity. They\u2019re already observing how friends and family give each other gifts over the holidays, but they also need to be introduced to the joys of giving to the less fortunate and people they don\u2019t know.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Watching your kids giving back to the community is one of the great joys of parenthood. Here\u2019s how to cultivate a sense of philanthropy in your children.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Start at the Right Age<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Very young kids won\u2019t be able to grasp the concept of giving back, but you can start cultivating your child\u2019s charitable urges as early as three or four years of age.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Teaching Kids Charity with Age-Appropriate Activities<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Children need guidance when learning about charity, so it\u2019s best if you make giving back a family affair. Choose age-appropriate activities that won\u2019t frighten children. For example, while a visit to a nursing home to visit the \u201cgrandmas and grandpas\u201d is a fun trip, spending time with terminal patients in a hospice will upset and scare most children.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What types of activities appeal to kids giving back for the first time? You might consider:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><b>Volunteering at animal shelters<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: young children can help socialize puppies and kittens by playing with them. Make sure the children understand what they\u2019re doing helps the animals get adopted.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><b>Making decorations<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: kids can make seasonal crafts to decorate nursing homes or give to neighbors.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><b>Make care packages for military personnel<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: many members of the armed forces will spend the holidays away from family and friends. Children can help choose items for the care packages and include thank-you crafts and drawings. Many military bases and recruitment centers are happy to help you send a bit of home to local men and women on deployment.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><b>Take part in food drives<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: go grocery shopping with the kids and ask for their help choosing items to donate to your local food program.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><b>Bake cookies for emergency responders<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: children can help bake thank-you cookies and help deliver them to fire stations, emergency rooms and ambulance bays, and police stations.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Kids Giving Back to Kids<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Participating in toy drives is one of the best ways of teaching kids charity. Kids many not fully appreciate how many people need food, shelter, and clothing, but they can imagine what it\u2019s like not having toys to play with. Or encourage children to choose personalized stickers for their classmates. Giving<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iseeme.com\/en-us\/personalized-stickers\/outerspace-personalized-sticker.html\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Blast Off<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iseeme.com\/en-us\/personalized-stickers\/princess-personalized-stickers.html\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Princess<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> personalized stickers to others helps teach children the importance of giving without expecting anything in return.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> If you\u2019re donating to one of the big toy drives, consider giving personalized books like<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iseeme.com\/en-us\/my-radio-flyer-adventure-personalized-book.html\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">My Radio Flyer Adventure<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Choose a common name so it\u2019s easy for the charity organizers to match the book to an appropriately-named child.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Be Consistent<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kids are smart. If they see adults only practicing charity during the holiday season, they\u2019ll quickly assume no-one gives back the rest of the year. Lead by example to teach kids giving back is a year-round activity. Often, it\u2019s the small acts of kindness that make the most impact when teaching kids charity, like<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Doing a secret good deed<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Helping clean local parks<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shoveling snow for an elderly neighbor<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sharing food with others<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Donating food to local food banks<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Donating clothes to thrift stores<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Holding doors open for strangers.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Many families choose a charity together and put spare change into a \u201ccharity jar.\u201d Children are encouraged to add some of their allowance to the jar. When the jar\u2019s full, the family counts how much money they\u2019ve collected and donates it to the charity.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Make Giving Fun for Kids<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Teaching kids charity is one of the great joys of parenting, but giving back shouldn\u2019t be a chore or a sacrifice. Make charity a fun event, where the family comes together to do good and give back to the community. Giving back can be a source of family bonding, not just over the holidays, but at any time of year. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This holiday season, I See Me! Has paired up with Children\u2019s Cancer Research Fund to help write letters of love to children in need. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iseeme.com\/en-us\/letters-of-love-form.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Create your own here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with your family!<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The holiday season is an excellent time for teaching kids charity. They\u2019re already observing how friends and family give each other gifts over the holidays, but they also need to be introduced to the joys of giving to the less fortunate and people they don\u2019t know. Watching your kids giving back to the community is one of the great joys of parenthood. Here\u2019s how to cultivate a sense of philanthropy in your children. 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