Champion Mom: Teaching Your Children Gratitude Practices

By: bchauveau Monday November 18, 2019 comments

If you watch the news for about five minutes, you will probably hear a story of youth gone wild — kids who are out of control and disrespectful. No one wants that to be their child and many of us are committed to ensuring that our kids are taught properly about how to behave so they can be productive adults in the future.

One of the best ways you can teach your child now is to instill gratitude practices in them. Instead of feeling as if they are entitled to anything and everything, show them how to be grateful for what they have.

There are some really simple ways to model gratitude so your children can follow:

1. Watch what you say — One of the biggest influences on how we behave is how we talk. Adults should model this behavior in their children by saying “please” and “thank you.” These simple acts help keep entitlement in check by showing sincerity and gratitude in speech.

2. Get out and volunteer — Another way to show children how to be grateful is to volunteer to help those who are less fortunate. Helping someone who is homeless or who simply has less than you, can put into perspective exactly how much you have to be thankful for. Many people only volunteer during the holiday season, but there are plenty of opportunities to work in soup kitchens or food banks year-round.

3. State what you are grateful for — Every year at Thanksgiving we go around the table and say all the things we are thankful for in that year. But why wait until November? This is something you can do every night around the dinner table or right before bed. Don’t just have the kids do this. Share one thing each day that you are thankful for that made that day special.

Having a grateful and giving spirit is an important trait to instill in your children. By modeling these behaviors and encouraging them to be thankful, you will find your children are going to be more capable of being happy as adults.

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