The benefits of volunteering with your children

The benefits of volunteering with your children

 Volunteering allows adults to give back to the community, and including their children in the volunteer activities provides several benefits.  The first benefit is that children will practice the act of helping others and contributing their skills to society.  When parents volunteer with their children, each member of the family will experience the joy in serving people in need and supporting the community.  Another benefit includes parents and their children being able to spend time together.  Volunteer activities and events provide families with the opportunity to spend valuable time together. Volunteering will allow families to have a strong bonding experience, and parents and children can share their memories and thoughts with each other after the activity.  The final benefit of volunteering with your children is that it enables children to find interests.  Volunteer opportunities range from helping the homeless, feeding the hungry, spending time with senior citizens, and many other areas of interest.  Children can learn about different parts of the community and understand what is involved in contributing to society.

    Read more about the benefits of family volunteering on links from the Points of Light blog website.  Also, Volunteer Fairfax is hosting Give Together: A Family Volunteer Day, which will be held on January 21, 2012 at several sites.   Details about the event can be found here.  Please remember that volunteering with your children allows them opportunities to serve those in need and spend quality family time together.