How in the world to you teach your child about giving and not being so greedy? So I showed the girls their choices for donating money. I told them both (but separately) that they had to choose out their own spending money how much they wanted to donate. I gave Brooke her little wad of cash and told her to pick and amount she had some $5 bills and didn't want to donate all of them so she took one and then added 4 ones. I was very proud of her generosity! Then when I discussed it with Devin she was like well can I just give them a dollar? I couldn't believe that she would be so greedy and didn't want to help out kids who have nothing! She finally decided on $6 which I was okay with. I explained to them that this will probably be a yearly thing that we are going to do to teach them about giving to the less fortunate then us, and that its not all about getting gifts all the time that its about giving too. To that Devin says well I want to donate diapers to people who don't have diapers for their babys. Which I see no problem with that but I know she wants me to buy the diapers. I don't think that is teaching her about giving is she is not the one giving right? How do you teach your kids about giving?
How do you take a kid who has been spoiled for 7 years and teach her that life is not all about her? This is exactly what we tried to avoid... But you know how grandparents can be...
Now we have to try to reverse the damages. Okay its not really damages but you know what I mean.. We have to now get her to realize its not all about her and its nice to help others out!
Have an Oh So Wonderful Day!
Catrina
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Sunday, December 19, 2010
Saturday, December 18, 2010
The Season of Giving...
Today we Celebrate Christmas with one third of our family. Yes we have 3 Christmas Dinners every year! Today we are having Dinner with my dad's side of the family. No presents will be exchanged today because well times are hard and their are 13 kids in the family! So we are just going to spend the holiday today as a family.
This year I have decided as well that I am going to be teaching my children a lesson about the holidays.. Its not all about getting presents. I admit I have some pretty greedy children, the Hubby and I tried to prevent this when they were little but our oldest managed to get spoiled (and believe me we tried our damnedest to prevent it). So this year as a lesson the this holiday season is more about giving then receiving I will have my children take some money out of their spending money boxes and donate it to good cause. I will give them a few choices of causes and let them choose which cause they want to donate to.
They got new coats this year and we will be donating them as well to some children who need warm coats this winter.
I've said it in a previous post but I'll say it again. I use to be all about me I loved getting presents and that's all I cared about. But having children as made me more excited about giving gifts and such things then receiving them. And of course what a great lesson to teach your children right? Their are people out there less fortunate then us and its time for my children to learn how to help those less fortunate then ourselves.
Are you going to be giving this year? If so please feel free to share!
Have an Oh So Wonderful Day!
Catrina
This year I have decided as well that I am going to be teaching my children a lesson about the holidays.. Its not all about getting presents. I admit I have some pretty greedy children, the Hubby and I tried to prevent this when they were little but our oldest managed to get spoiled (and believe me we tried our damnedest to prevent it). So this year as a lesson the this holiday season is more about giving then receiving I will have my children take some money out of their spending money boxes and donate it to good cause. I will give them a few choices of causes and let them choose which cause they want to donate to.
They got new coats this year and we will be donating them as well to some children who need warm coats this winter.
I've said it in a previous post but I'll say it again. I use to be all about me I loved getting presents and that's all I cared about. But having children as made me more excited about giving gifts and such things then receiving them. And of course what a great lesson to teach your children right? Their are people out there less fortunate then us and its time for my children to learn how to help those less fortunate then ourselves.
Are you going to be giving this year? If so please feel free to share!
Have an Oh So Wonderful Day!
Catrina
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