Community Service - Make it a Family Affair
October 16, 2008
Is community service right for your family? There are two ways to approach the idea of getting your family involved with community service projects. One is with the notion that you don’t have enough time in your day to spend it helping someone else when there’s so much you already need to do for yourself and your family. The other one involves embracing not only what your family can do to help the community by getting involved, but appreciating what you can also receive in return.
The first scenario creates a “me first” attitude. Don’t do anything for others until you’ve done everything possible for yourself. The second teaches our kids important lessons about the interaction of members of a community and also shows them that sometimes by helping others we also wind up helping ourselves in the process. [Read more]