Teach the Children Unselfishness
As a necessary part of a child’s education, a writer recommends paying him for some work well and faithfully performed, and guiding him in the wise expenditure of the money thus earned. “When the child has the money in his hand, it is the mother’s part to guide him in its disposal. It is here that the foundation is laid for the habits of a lifetime. “Teach him first to think of others, and to put aside something, if only a penny, for those who are poorer than himself. When he has accumulated enough to be of use, let him buy a few flowers or a little fruit for a sick child or an old person, and give it himself, to show him practically the value of sympathy. Try to instill into his mind the fact that money is a trust, not to be expended solely for self; that a part is due to those who need, and that he must share it with them if he is a faithful steward.”—Selected.