Here are seven ways you can help coach your children or grandchildren on how to be generous:

Start young
The earlier you start, the easier giving will become a habit. This doesn’t mean that, if your child is a teenager, it’s too late to start. It may be harder to get their attention, but it’s still worth the effort.

Be a role model
Do your kids know about the volunteering and giving you did as child or do now? Do you tell them about the organizations you donate money to and how you decide among the many that ask you to donate? How you handle giving can help them make their own philanthropic decisions.

Help them find their passions
But let them decide what those passions are. Kids might do a volunteer project you enlist them for once in a while. But they will be much more engaged if it’s something they feel passionate about.

Read the full article on giving at the National Center for Family Philanthropy.