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                    Book Review: Raising Charitable Children - Carol Weisman<br />
                    Robbins & Sons Press, 2006.

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                <em>Raising Charitable Children</em> provides a unique approach to values education with a particular goal in mind. Emerging from the desire to raise her own children with a sense of obligation, generosity and a joy in giving, Weisman writes with a close eye on developmental capabilities of children at different ages. While providing easy to read anecdotes and success stories, Weisman provides practical ideas and suggestions on how to engage children in giving and volunteering. <br /><br />

                With a realistic perspective, Weisman provides suggestions for parents who face resistance from children when they are asked to give money or volunteer. In the chapter "Grumbling all the Way" Weisman instructs parents to give children some control over where their money goes and choice as to where they volunteer, but in the end to stay strong and insist that these are values that the family holds. Of course, the parents have to model giving, and participate in volunteer work themselves. <br /><br />
                
                Weisman explains ways to integrate ideas of generosity into all parts of a child's financial understanding including structuring giving as part of allowance and birthday celebrations. Working from the premise that empathy in a child begins to develop at 18 months, this book's central message is that age appropriate methods can be used from early childhood in the effort to raise children who are generous. <br /><br />
                
                This piece would serve well as the center of learning session for parents of young children. Selections could also be presented in the context of a parent night at religious school. While this book not include expressly Jewish content, its tone well serves the effort to teach tzedakah as an obligation and not a personal choice.

                
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