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[quote=Anonymous]I agree with PPs who say that, 1, this is a tough age for this sort of thing, and 2, the best plan is for you to model what you want to see.

If you like to volunteer, and can find something that engages the whole family, great.  I would not start volunteering more to force your DS to look at poor people like they are animals in the zoo.  Just to put in my personal 2 cents, I grew up solidly middle class and never wanted for anything.  But as a teen I had friends who had more (clothing budgets, cars, overseas vacations) and this was a huge source of envy/discomfort for me.  During this time I was hugely active in a church, served meals to homeless people, and also attended schools in which plenty of kids had less than I did.  But I focused a lot on what I/my family didn't have.
This is sort of a hallmark of the teen/preteen years I think.

With my own kids I try to emphasize a lot how good I think we have it.  We each say something we are grateful for every day at dinner.  DH and I also express a lot of appreciation to one another in front of them.  But they're little.  [/quote]

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