Kid's putting others 1st

In 2003, Serviceleader.org published a paper on volunteerism in children under 14.2 Author Gabina Torres reviewed a number of studies, including one by the Search Institute that involved some 47,000 youth, and she discovered:

• Children who volunteer exhibit higher levels of self-esteem, motivation, interest in learning, and moral responsibility.
• Kids who served others just one hour or more per week were less likely to be involved in at-risk behavior than those not active in volunteering.
• Young volunteers often gain valuable social and career skills, including responsibility, punctuality, grooming and interpersonal communication.
• Kids who volunteer have unique opportunities to use their creativity, talents and ingenuity to improve their community.
• Volunteers often improve their own lives by meeting new friends interacting with mentors.