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6 Creative Ways Moms Can Teach Their Children to be Grateful
A few years ago we invited friends over who didn’t have family to share Thanksgiving with. Wanting to encourage gratitude, I placed dry Erase markers on the window panes next to the festive dining table.
As guests arrived, I invited them to write several things they were thankful for on the window.
Gratitude is a Lifestyle
The older I get the more important gathering as family is. Even writing this the tears are coming. So how can I be grateful when I am so sad or frustrated?
7 Ways Moms Can Encourage Gratitude in Their Children
Most of us want to be grateful people. Here are seven ways to help you and your children become more grateful.
With the holidays around the corner, our children are dreaming of the gifts they want and making lists or telling you what to buy. And if they don’t get them, they will probably complain and have a fit about it! I remember finding “Christmas wish lists” strategically placed around the house so I would find them, even though my kids knew we didn’t give gifts that way.
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