How do you convince your kids, it's better to give than receive?
On the way home from school I talked to my girls about Toys for Tots and asked if they would like to help a child like them, that may not be as fortunate. Their first reaction was "NO...don't give away our toys." We have a few toys that are duplicates from their b-day and I thought it would be nice to donate them...have them donate them, however, they just don't understand the concept.
Do you think they are too young? Is there a better way? Should I just take them and make them donate these toys?
How do you teach them to give up things they "think" they cherish?
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I feel I am running into something similar. My daughter is 11 and I am trying to get her to understand holidays need to be about family. Not to expect to get things. Money is a little tight this year and I am not sure what to do about gifts. When I made a comment about maybe not being able to get anything or that many gifts for Christmas she seriously just about had a fit, she yelled "what!!!". I truly am not sure how much I can get my kids and she doesn't seem to understand that there are children/people out there in much worse situations then we are in now. She is lucky to have a roof over her head, clothes on her back and food in her belly and family that loves her.
I wonder the same thing, how do I make her understand that?
I am pretty honest with my 6yr old. I tell her that not everybody is as lucky as we are. There are children in this world with hardly anything at all and we should be grateful for what we have.
A few weeks before every Christmas..I get them all together and we go through their toys. They pick out what goes to the goodwill box. I am always surprised how much they pick out to give away.
I don't know if they all understand it, but, I think if you just keep stressing the importance to them, they will get it. And, go through your(and your husband) closet..show them that you both are doing the same with your things.
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