Parenting Your Teen:Giving Back

Objectives

The benefits of helping

Different ways to volunteer

Specific Ideas

Volunteerism as a

parental responsibility

Resources

The Benefits of Helping

Helps teenager feel useful, confident, important 

Develops time management skills

Develops empathy

Volunteerism helps those in need

Academic credit

The Benefits of Helping

Find their passion / make a

connection

Future career

Different Ways to Volunteer

Long term

commitment

Recurring

commitment

One time opportunity

Project based

Financial giving

Different Ways to Volunteer (cont.)

Service projects

Passion projects

Future career projects

Religious-spiritual

Specific Ideas for Volunteering

Volunteer vacations

Political activism

Collect food for food banks

Clothing drives

Litter removal – earth day

Raising money

Read-a-thons

Specific Ideas for Volunteering

Libraries

Museums and aquariums

Hospitals

Nursing homes

Environmental

Elderly visits

Animal care, animal shelter experience

Parental Responsibility

It is a parent’s responsibility to encourage their children to participate in and teach their children the importance and value of volunteering 

Teach gratitude

Resources

onehen.org - microfinance for kids

dosomething.org - find volunteer opportunities in your area

voa.org - Volunteers of America

Optinnow.org - microfinance

Hey Little Ant, Phillip M. Hoose

Alex’s Lemonade Stand

Giving – President Bill Clinton

Man’s Search for Meaning - Viktor Frankl

Raising a Responsible Child - by Elizabeth M. Ellis, PH.D.

Parenting Your Teen:Giving Back