It is very important to develop empathy in children at a very early age. Very often, it is very easy to forget how fortunate we are; it is therefore essential to remind it ourselves and to make a conscious effort to teaching children to opening their eyes to the needs of others. Giving is part of this process.
Traveling often offers this opportunity, especially in developing countries, where people live on much less. There we can show show our children how other kids live; we can take toys and books with the view to first share them and to play together. Then we should encourage our children to gift them directly; at home they have many more while they can observe how little these children have. Reading books together and sharing them is one of the greatest gift as very often these children have no access to the same learning resources