How to inspire kids to give to charity

"Charitable children hopefully grow into charitable adults. Surely, society could benefit from more of them."

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Teaching kids to be charitable shouldn't be reserved just for the holidays. Instead, you can instill philanthropic values all year round, starting as early as ages three or four and continuing through the teen years (when kids are notoriously more in the "gimmee" stage).

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