The time to teach your child to be generous isn’t just during the holidays. It should happen at other times of the year so that your child understands that giving is a good habit and not just something you do once a year.
I have some articles for you today that will help you learn how and when to teach generosity. They’ll also provide you with ideas for ways you and your kids can give both inside and outside the home.
Teach Your Child to Be Generous
Raising a Cheerful Giver: Teaching Children to Give Generously on Focus on the Family – Catherine Wilson discusses modeling generosity, tithing, spur-of-the-moment giving, and nurturing empathy in this extensive article.
Teach Your Kids to Give: How to Put an End to Gimme, Get Me, Buy Me on Highlights – Here are some easy-to-implement suggestions and activities that will encourage generosity.
Teaching the Curriculum of Generosity on Simple Homeschool – Sure it’s important to have reading, writing, and math in your curriculum, but have you considered adding generosity? Read Jamie’s tips for doing so in this post.
Tips for Raising Generous Children on Child Mind – This article has suggestions for generous activities that go beyond just gift-giving.
Do you have some tips on how to teach your child to be generous? Feel free to share them in the comment section.
More help on this site with teaching character building:
- How to Cultivate an Attitude of Gratitude in Your Homeschool
- Ideas for Random Acts of Kindness in Your Homeschool
- Kindness Craft Kits for Kids
Many blessings,
