The Gift of Lending a Hand
Get involved with your neighbours. There are often many opportunities to help someone who lives near you. Senior adult neighbours often need help whether they live alone or not. New mothers and single mothers with small children could also usually do with a hand.
Get your whole family involved too. Men and women often have different skills to offer others, such as maintaining a car, changing a light bulb, washing windows, sewing, or ironing. Teenagers and older children can learn a lot from the gift of giving of their time and energy to help others.
Meals and Food
One of the most practical and often needed gifts is preparing a cooked meal for someone, or doing some grocery shopping for perishables such as bread and milk. Your neighbours may appreciate your help with this for many reasons: a couple who have just had a baby; an elderly or ill person; or a neighbour returning from an overseas trip. A teenager could help a neighbour prepare a meal, and probably learn a great deal from seeing how other people cook - particularly if your neighbour is of a different culture.
Housework
Your neighbour may be unable to cope with doing their own housework at some stage, and this could be a lovely gesture of helping each other out when one neighbour is battling. New mums would probably love it if you or members of your family came over to help with the housework.
Gardening
Elderly neighbours or single mothers may not be able to get out and mow their lawn as often as it needs it. A teenager could do this task whether the neighbour has a push or riding lawn mower. You can also help with weeding, edging, and trimming bushes.
Snow season
If you live in a heavy snowfall area, you may be able to help older friends and neighbours clear their driveway of snow. Single mothers, unless they have older children of their own, would also appreciate any teen providing the muscle for this job.
Babysitting
Any working parents would be glad for an opportunity to go out without their children. Baby-sitting is generally thought of as a teenage girl’s job, but if your teenage son likes children, why shouldn’t he be able to baby-sit? Most new mothers would jump at the chance to have someone keep an eye on a newborn while Mum takes a much-needed shower and nap.
Pet care
If your children love animals, they may want to help care for a neighbour's pets while they’re away. They may also be willing to go over and take the dog for a walk every day.
Spreading holiday cheer
Did you notice a neighbour who didn’t decorate for the holidays last year? Is it because they didn’t want to or because they couldn’t? Quite often older neighbours aren’t interested in celebrating because they’ve lost a loved one or their children don’t live nearby. Think about inviting your neighbour to spend part of the holidays with you and your family.
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Get your whole family involved too. Men and women often have different skills to offer others, such as maintaining a car, changing a light bulb, washing windows, sewing, or ironing. Teenagers and older children can learn a lot from the gift of giving of their time and energy to help others.
Meals and Food
One of the most practical and often needed gifts is preparing a cooked meal for someone, or doing some grocery shopping for perishables such as bread and milk. Your neighbours may appreciate your help with this for many reasons: a couple who have just had a baby; an elderly or ill person; or a neighbour returning from an overseas trip. A teenager could help a neighbour prepare a meal, and probably learn a great deal from seeing how other people cook - particularly if your neighbour is of a different culture.
Housework
Your neighbour may be unable to cope with doing their own housework at some stage, and this could be a lovely gesture of helping each other out when one neighbour is battling. New mums would probably love it if you or members of your family came over to help with the housework.
Gardening
Elderly neighbours or single mothers may not be able to get out and mow their lawn as often as it needs it. A teenager could do this task whether the neighbour has a push or riding lawn mower. You can also help with weeding, edging, and trimming bushes.
Snow season
If you live in a heavy snowfall area, you may be able to help older friends and neighbours clear their driveway of snow. Single mothers, unless they have older children of their own, would also appreciate any teen providing the muscle for this job.
Babysitting
Any working parents would be glad for an opportunity to go out without their children. Baby-sitting is generally thought of as a teenage girl’s job, but if your teenage son likes children, why shouldn’t he be able to baby-sit? Most new mothers would jump at the chance to have someone keep an eye on a newborn while Mum takes a much-needed shower and nap.
Pet care
If your children love animals, they may want to help care for a neighbour's pets while they’re away. They may also be willing to go over and take the dog for a walk every day.
Spreading holiday cheer
Did you notice a neighbour who didn’t decorate for the holidays last year? Is it because they didn’t want to or because they couldn’t? Quite often older neighbours aren’t interested in celebrating because they’ve lost a loved one or their children don’t live nearby. Think about inviting your neighbour to spend part of the holidays with you and your family.
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