What are the hardest things to teach an only child?
*How not to be selfish
*How to be giving
*How to be thoughtful
What can you do to teach the above things?
*Teach them to think of others first
*Give them opportunities to serve others
*Teach them about taking care of others
How does our family teach these things?
*Play the piano & sing Christmas carols at a nursing home
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Our son went shopping on Black Friday to pick out the following gifts for a needy boy and girl in our community.
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| He thought the Lego watch would be a big hit for a wide age range of boys. |
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| He was thrilled to find this on sale (yes my son is frugal!) and he said "Every little girl needs a doll & stroller to play with."
We delivered these to the Mission in town and they will distribute the gifts before Christmas.
How can your only child (those with more than one are welcome to chime in too :O) bless others this Christmas season?
Moe
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I have 2 kids. I try to do things like this throughout the year. Since they were little, we try to pickup trash at local park before and after we play to keep it nice for all kids. We'll collect bottles and cans while walking to school or other outings, recycle, and give money to teacher for classroom supplies or look at teacher's wishlist and buy for them when on sale. We also look for teacher's wishlist items on freecycle post. We don't just do their teacher, just any teacher at their school. Or collect coats from freecycle postings and deliver to coat drive. They often contribute some of their own money when we buy school supplies for needy kids during summer, or pick names from local charity at christmas. we also save small free samples to give to shelter or similar organization. This uses very little money from us, but we keep our eyes open and remember those in need.
ReplyDeleteCathy,
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by my blog. That is so great what you are teaching your children. And it's FRUGAL too!! YEAH!
Merry Christmas