[header] How to teach a child to help others [title] Perform a volunteer activity with your child. [step] Volunteering can be a great way to instill a sense of giving in your child. It also makes the idea of helping more than an idea but a practice that they can continue as they get older. 
A variety of volunteer activities probably exist in your community that you can perform with your child to demonstrate how they can help others. [substeps] Visit or call a community center, library, school, church, or other local non-profit organization to participate in a charity event or fundraising activity.