{"id":1621,"date":"2016-12-05T10:25:48","date_gmt":"2016-12-05T10:25:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.sosgarde.ca\/blog\/?p=1621"},"modified":"2023-07-12T23:27:42","modified_gmt":"2023-07-12T23:27:42","slug":"generosity-and-the-holidays","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sosgarde.ca\/blog\/nanny\/generosity-and-the-holidays\/","title":{"rendered":"Generosity and the Holidays"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading Time: <\/span> 3<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>

Tinkle. Tinkle. Tinkle. Did you hear that? That is the sound of an angel getting his wings. <\/span>If you do not know that reference, you need to watch \u201cIt\u2019s a Wonderful Life\u201d this holiday season! It is a classic \"\"<\/a>Christmas movie and sure to be on the television line-up once or twice in the coming weeks. <\/span><\/p>\n

In fact, have you noticed that the number of \u201cfeel good\u201d movies have already started to increase? We are officially in the ramp-up to the holiday<\/a> season and the corny but lovely movies will be rolling and everyone will be putting in that extra effort to be a little bit kinder and gentler. <\/span><\/p>\n

All the love and kindness makes the holidays the perfect time to <\/span>remind your little angels about the importance of generosity<\/span><\/a>. <\/span><\/p>\n

What is generosity, you ask? I mean, you know what it means\u2026 being generous\u2026 but you have never really thought about it before, right? Whilst Google tells us that \u201cGenerosity is the quality of being kind and generous\u201d, <\/span>Wikipedia<\/span><\/a> helpfully clarifies that it \u201cOften means to provide help to others by giving them an (unusually precious) item without thinking twice.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

You may wonder how to help your children be generous towards others, when they are mostly being generous in texting you links to the exact gifts they will be expecting this holiday season. But it can be done!<\/span><\/p>\n

The basics of teaching your kids are like most things you teach them\u2014lead by example; start small and build; give them choices; and be patient!<\/span><\/p>\n

And the good news about the holidays is that there are already things happening in your community that can provide learning opportunities such as food and gift drives. I remember the Angel Tree drives when I was a kid. You choose an entire family (with their names and ages noted on an Angel decoration on the tree) and bought presents for them. My friends and I even kept it up through our teenage years. Volunteering at a soup kitchen or behind the scenes at a toy drive sorting out gifts is also a good idea.<\/span><\/p>\n

But don\u2019t forget your older relatives, senior family friends and elderly neighbours. A friend always tells me the famous saying:<\/span><\/p>\n