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REALTOR® Emeritus |  | THE GOOD NEIGHBOR TOOL KIT: IMPROVING YOURSELF AS A VOLUNTEER cont. | | ||
|  Why Volunteer? Getting Started Improving Your Community Improving Yourself as a Volunteer Fundraising Working with Volunteers More Resources Directory: Links to Charitable Organizations | Tips for Working With Children Working well with children takes a special combination of patience, discipline, and love. · You don’t have to be a parent to successfully work with kids, but you must love.--Rachel Garton, director, Children’s Miracle Network, a national organization that provides financial support to critically ill children and their families. · Let them know you’ll be there every time. Many kids have had so much disappointment in life that they almost expect you to let them down. Don’t.--Oral Lee Brown, 2000 Good Neighbor Award winner · Hold children accountable for their actions; if you do they won’t let you down. · Set short-term, attainable goals; children don’t think long term. · Keep children focused by reminding them of their goals. “We use a basketball for each class and remind them that Michael Jordan said that the most important reasons for his success were practice and keeping his eye on the ball.”--Jean Clary, 2001 Good Neighbor Award winner · Expand their horizons. “We take the school classes we sponsor to museums, live theater, and to see state government in action.”-- Jean Clary, 2001 Good Neighbor Award Winner · Prepare them for new experiences beforehand so they will feel more confident. · Be firm. Even children who are ill need to have limitations on their behavior. · Be patient. Be prepared to let children learn and engage at their own pace. · Teach children about how to interact with others. “We give our third-graders a manners class so they’ll learn to behave in social situations.”--Jean Clary, 2001 Good Neighbor Award Winner · Have fun. Eight Tips for Working with the Elderly > | |||