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OT Parents — do you do any volunteer work with your kids?
Posted on 12/27/23 at 7:43 am
Posted on 12/27/23 at 7:43 am
What types of things do you do?
I thought about volunteering at Houston Food bank or going to a soup kitchen. As our teenage boys get older, they are becoming more ungrateful by the day.
TIA
I thought about volunteering at Houston Food bank or going to a soup kitchen. As our teenage boys get older, they are becoming more ungrateful by the day.
TIA
This post was edited on 12/27/23 at 7:46 am
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Posted on 12/27/23 at 7:47 am to HoustonGumbeauxGuy
Yep. Habitat for Humanity with mine.
Has a dual benefit of giving back and teaching them to use tools.
Has a dual benefit of giving back and teaching them to use tools.
Posted on 12/27/23 at 7:47 am to HoustonGumbeauxGuy
Wife punishes our son taking him to work at 2nd Harvest a few times a year.
It's actually to fulfill mandatory service hours for high school, but I prefer the term punishment, the earlier he learns the stuff a women will want you to do, the better prepared for the future.
It's actually to fulfill mandatory service hours for high school, but I prefer the term punishment, the earlier he learns the stuff a women will want you to do, the better prepared for the future.
Posted on 12/27/23 at 7:49 am to HoustonGumbeauxGuy
Didn’t do it at as kid but I’ve volunteered at the animal shelter with my mom as an adult
Shelters always need help exercising & socializing the dogs
Shelters always need help exercising & socializing the dogs
Posted on 12/27/23 at 7:50 am to HoustonGumbeauxGuy
Yep, a lot, when the kiddo was young. HFH, breakfast for the homeless, helping senior citizen , and other projects.
Posted on 12/27/23 at 7:51 am to LSUJML
We do stuff with Scouts for the community all the time.
Posted on 12/27/23 at 8:02 am to HoustonGumbeauxGuy
We did lots of mission work through the church. He even went on trips around the country on his own as he got older. One of the best experiences I had with him.
Posted on 12/27/23 at 8:02 am to HoustonGumbeauxGuy
I wish I had volunteered more as a kid. I treated most scheduled things - school, extracurriculars, even some sports - as impediments to my time. No idea why, or what "my time" really was.
Looking back on it, raking old folks lawns or walking dogs at the pound would've been interesting and better than hanging around someone's garage doing nothing.
Looking back on it, raking old folks lawns or walking dogs at the pound would've been interesting and better than hanging around someone's garage doing nothing.
Posted on 12/27/23 at 8:04 am to HoustonGumbeauxGuy
A bit. Best one I’ve done was through a local boys ranch. They have organized projects to improve and maintain those properties and it’s a great way to expose your boys to some heavy lifting and perspective. I have two boys as well.
Posted on 12/27/23 at 8:05 am to Wermanium
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We do stuff with Scouts for the community all the time.
I came here to say this. Scouting has provided me and my sons many opportunities. From Eagle projects to canoeing through town picking up trash. They learn skills, then they see the results of their hard work. It's a win-win.
Posted on 12/27/23 at 8:16 am to HoustonGumbeauxGuy
My mom took us to the nursing home and to do meals on wheels. I learned so much from that experience. I was just looking at all the CRAP we bought our kids for Christmas and told wife (pics to follow) we need to start making our spoiled kids help others.
We did Boy Scouts and church stuff too as kids. I think next project here will be making the boys help with wood for neighbor's wood stove. They hit hard times and lost a son recently. And there's more than enough litter to keep us busy.
There are also enough meth heads in the woods to create endless mission work.
We did Boy Scouts and church stuff too as kids. I think next project here will be making the boys help with wood for neighbor's wood stove. They hit hard times and lost a son recently. And there's more than enough litter to keep us busy.
There are also enough meth heads in the woods to create endless mission work.
This post was edited on 12/27/23 at 8:19 am
Posted on 12/27/23 at 8:17 am to HoustonGumbeauxGuy
I took my nephew, who I helped raise, on a mission trip to help with home repairs for elderly and disabled people. The hard work was good for him and he learned some new skills in the process.
Posted on 12/27/23 at 8:54 am to HoustonGumbeauxGuy
Yes, Habitat for Humanity with my sons and Baton Rouge Food Bank.
Posted on 12/27/23 at 8:55 am to Lofaso
Every Christmas Eve morning we go to St. Joseph's Diner and volunteer. We go randomly throughout the year also.
Posted on 12/27/23 at 8:56 am to HoustonGumbeauxGuy
When mine were middle school age, my ex and I would volunteer and take the kids to help.
We quit when someone pulled a knife on me at the Homeless shelter where we volunteered to bring ingredients and cook a meal.
Dude pulled a knife, went outside and shattered the front window because we were out of something for his free meal.
We quit when someone pulled a knife on me at the Homeless shelter where we volunteered to bring ingredients and cook a meal.
Dude pulled a knife, went outside and shattered the front window because we were out of something for his free meal.
Posted on 12/27/23 at 9:00 am to HoustonGumbeauxGuy
A great project for them is to Goodwill or somewhere like that and buy a couple of cheap book bags. Discuss with them homelessness and what homeless people may need....make a list. Clean sock, Clean shirt, toiletries, basic first aid supplies, food stuff, blanket, etc etc.
Give each $20 in a Dollar Tree and challenge them to fill their bag for someone. Then take them and let them give it to someone and see a person who has nothing compared to the wealth of everything you have provided for them.
Come back home and discuss why they are in a different place than the person they met and how only a few decisions here or there separate any of us.
I did this will my kids several years back and it was a pivotal moment for them to start being aware of others and that the world did not revolve around them.
Give each $20 in a Dollar Tree and challenge them to fill their bag for someone. Then take them and let them give it to someone and see a person who has nothing compared to the wealth of everything you have provided for them.
Come back home and discuss why they are in a different place than the person they met and how only a few decisions here or there separate any of us.
I did this will my kids several years back and it was a pivotal moment for them to start being aware of others and that the world did not revolve around them.
Posted on 12/27/23 at 9:09 am to HoustonGumbeauxGuy
quote:Teenaged kids are generally self-centered and more difficult to control.
I thought about volunteering at Houston Food bank or going to a soup kitchen. As our teenage boys get older, they are becoming more ungrateful by the day.
We started earlier with ours, when we had more leverage.
Put together emergency, Christmas, and Birthday baskets for CASA clients, for example for girls.
Home or vehicle repair stuff for boy kids.
Posted on 12/27/23 at 9:15 am to HoustonGumbeauxGuy
Yes - when they were younger we did United Way Day of Caring and meals on Wheels. I still do both every year, it's very rewarding for me. And it gave the kids a different bit of perspective on life. I highly recommend doing volunteer work, with your kids or otherwise.
Posted on 12/27/23 at 9:16 am to HoustonGumbeauxGuy
Special Olympics is perfect for HS kids.
Builds communication skills.
Noble cause.
Builds communication skills.
Noble cause.
Posted on 12/27/23 at 9:20 am to captfun
quote:same. Vacation bible school in impoverished areas and mission trips to 3rd world countries changes perspective quickly. They have stayed with it as adults.
We did lots of mission work through the church. He even went on trips around the country on his own as he got older. One of the best experiences I had with him.
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