Tips for raising generous children | McClatchy Washington Bureau

If parents want to raise generous children, what works? Years of looking into which youth experiences best predict giving by adults offer some clues.

Independent Sector, a group of major nonprofit organizations, found the activities below the most closely linked to adult generosity. They're in only rough rank order because respondents could name multiple activities.

• Seeing an admired person who isn't a family member help others.

Seeing a family member help others.

Doing volunteer work.

Raising money door to door.

Being active in student government.

Belonging to a youth group, such as the Boy Scouts.

Being active in a religious organization.

Being helped by others.

The biggest deterrent to generosity: not seeing a family member help others.

Source: Giving and Volunteering in the United States survey.

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