Top Picks- Here’s what you need to know about the Joy of Giving

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Create small gestures that allow children to practice generosity: [HuffPost] You want to help build your child’s character and exercise those in-born caring circuits that can make philanthropists out of all of us. With repetition of these patterns (funded and facilitated by you at first) your child will start to see herself as a generous person, and her actions will follow suit. She will start to “do generous” because that circuit has been located and gotten some good exercise.

Charitable Children Make For Happier Adults: [Forbes] More adults who were raised to be charitable report being very happy today, compared to those who were raised without an emphasis on philanthropy. According to a study conducted by Fidelity Charitable, 48% of those who grew up with strong giving traditions are very happy today, versus 33% who did not grow up with strong giving traditions.

How To Raise Generous Kids: [Forbes] By age three, children are typically developing awareness of other people’s feelings, so it’s the perfect time to introduce children to the joys of helping others. You can cultivate their budding empathy with age-appropriate picture books that explore generosity and the power of giving.

Tips to Raise an Altruistic Child: [FirstCry Parenting] When kids grow up, they pay more attention to themselves. This is a completely normal phenomenon as kids become aware of who they are and go through new cultural and social dynamics. Usually, children are averse to the thought of being an odd one out in a crowd. So, they focus on their own behaviour and looks in order to fit in the crowd. Experts usually call this developmental phase as the ‘imaginary audience’, when kids believe that everyone’s attention is on them. Don’t worry as this kind of self-focus is normal, but it becomes wrong when it turns into extremely selfish behaviour.

how do I encourage the joy of giving in my child?: [Dilly’s Tree House] Are the gifts for your child piling up this holiday season? Are you wondering if you’ve gone a little overboard? It’s easy to do! But consider adding one more gift to the pile: teaching the importance of the joy of giving. When you encourage the joy of giving in your child, you are giving him a gift that will last a lifetime.