Wow... I'd feel so blessed if my (future) son would thought about that. ^^

Since it's his money and that's what he wants, I'll let him decide how much he's willing to give. If he wants to spend the whole money for these kids, then it's fine with me, if not, then okay. One thing's for sure, I'll be the proudest mom out there because of his generosity and kind heart. It also means that I'm being a good parent for him to think of such noble idea. :)

I would be so pleased if my son wanted to do this! I would let him spend as much as he wanted since it is his money and good deed. The whole time I would be telling him how proud I am of him. I would also certainly take him out for a special evening to celebrate his generosity. I don't think enough people teach their children the joy of giving so, this would an occasion to rejoice in.

One would be proud to be blessed with children like that ...I would encourage him and when he has finished , refund him another 100.

"Well done mom." is what I'd be thinking to myself. I would have certainly done some very good parenting to instill such a love towards humanity and caring in my son. Which; by the way, is imaginary. I only have a young daughter.

I would certainly continue to encourage him.

What I would try to do is to go above and beyond to express to him how wonderfully blessed I felt to know his heart is so big.

And then I'd very gently explain to him that while it's such a brilliant thing for him to want to help others that he had to also know his limitations. I would most likely suggest that he give $50 or even $75 of his money to his very noble and heartfelt cause and keep $25 for himself. If he is agreeable to it, great. If he isn't then maybe it's best to just allow him to give as he wishes. He'll get a gift far above and beyond any material present when he feels the joy of knowing he did something selfless for the good of others.

As an effort to keep encouraging him, I'd ask him if he would like to be part of some charity work such as a food drive, a soup kitchen or something similar that he could become involved in. I'd do all I could to keep that feeling of giving going strong.

If my son wants to use his Christmas money to buy presents for underprivileged children at his school that did not receive presents I would let him spend his money.

The amount does not matter, I will let him decide how much he would be willing to spend for the children. I think he is in the best position to know how much he is willing to give for deciding to give his money for the benefit of others would take a really mature person to do and so I am confident of his judgment and decision-making.

I would let him because 1)its his money and also because if you were one of those children you probably would want a present

First I will never give $100 in money for a Christmas gift to my son. Second If he is so interested to give his money for underprivileged children, I will ask him to keep his money, and instead ask why are underprivileged children in this country, and how can that be fixed.

I would and have allowed my children to spend their money however they wish (within reason ie. no violent video games) They have spent it in the past on winter shoes for children, books for underprivileged schools and canned good drives. They saw advertisements for a wildlife preserve a few weeks ago and each fished out a few bucks for the polar bears. Mind you they spend plenty on stacks of candy, computer games and comic books enough to cover their bedroom floors but I'm glad that they can give and feel rewarded by that. I'm glad that they see someone in need and their reaction is to want to help.

What a marvelous idea! For as long as this doesn't prevent him from having something for himself too!
But this gave me an idea: I won't spend money getting gifts for my friends who never give any gift to anyone (I decided to stop buying for selfish people) ; instead I'll offer to people who can't buy gifts to their children or some charity.

I'm off to look for one!
Thanks!

I would be so thrilled to think I had raised such a selfless child, who thinks of others before himself. I'd let him spend as much of it as he wanted, even the whole amount. We reap what we sow; by blessing others this way my son would also be blessed.

How old is the child? At five I'd be more cautious in how much he's allowed to spend simply because a five year old doesn't really have a firm concept of what $100 can buy. If he's 12 then that's entirely different and I'd allow him to choose how much he's willing to spend. I'd just keep an eye out for a toy or gadget he wants that is now out of his budget.

One thing I'd be careful about is impressing on him the importance of this being an anonymous gift. I wouldn't want the children at his school to be embarrassed by the gesture, particularly since I remember what it was like being the kid with ratty jeans and a distinct lack of cool toys.

he's using it for drugs