Moore, 53, who has two children with director-husband Bart Freundlich, said she tells them to empathise with the less fortunate people, reported People magazine.
"We talk about how lucky we are as a family to have what we need, that the kids are able to go to grade school and whenever we need to go to the doctor, we can go to the doctor.
"They have lots of opportunities, and they're aware that they're lucky that way. We do talk about giving back or giving to charity or what it means to be less fortunate, they're aware of everything," she said.