How To Handle Tricky Matters That Come Up When Kids Ask You for Charity Donations

Joyce Marter, a licensed psychotherapist and author of The Financial Mindset Fix: A Mental Fitness Program for an Abundant Life, recommended preparing a short and sweet response to have on hand for these situations, so you arenā€™t caught off guard. ā€œAvoid long-winded excuses that can inadvertently cause a window for you to feel pressured to give ā€” i.e. ā€˜Oh, that was for a different organization, so maybe you could also donate through me.ā€™ ā€” or cause the child more feelings of rejection ā€” such as saying you only support kids you know.ā€ She suggested using a compliment sandwich ā€” i.e., compliment, rejection, compliment ā€” to soften your ā€˜noā€™ response. For example, she said you might say, ā€œThatā€™s fantastic that you are raising money for your school. Iā€™m so sorry, but Iā€™m not able to [give] at this time. I wish you the best of luck! Iā€™m sure youā€™ll do great.ā€

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