Help them help others with some hands-on participation. Charity and volunteer work can begin at a young age and continue for a lifetime. Aside from the time that you wish to donate towards encouraging their participation, this gift costs little money. Not just the child, but many others, will benefit by these gifts of charity.
Volunteer work exposes children to other life situations.
It also starts them thinking about solutions to many of the problems our society faces. The website provides many alternatives for helping, and many children would love to help needy babies. The National Coalition for the Homeless has ample information on the homeless as well as volunteer information. One way to get kids involved is to focus on helping homeless children. Kids can learn about this national problem by working at a local shelter serve food, sort or distribute clothes.