How Do You Teach Children Christmas Spirit?
Most people love the Christmas season, children especially. It’s hard for them not to be greedy when relatives keep asking them to name the toys and electronics they want. The true spirit of Christmas, the birth of Christ, the heart-warming feeling of giving to those not as fortunate as themselves, and just being kind to one another, gets overlooked. Parents and adults can teach kids the true Christmas spirit without removing the gift-giving factor. Practice what you preach. Children watch your actions and day to day interactions even more than they listen to your words. If you show the true Christmas spirit–gratitude, charity, faith and forgiveness–in front of them in your daily routine, so will they, even when you are not around. Talk with your family, not at them, about what Christmas means to each one of them personally. Some may speak of faith, others the warm feeling of being together as a family, and others just dig the gifts. There is no wrong answer, as it is what they truly
