296. Ideas on teaching children to be grateful.
I'm reposting the article I wrote last November 25, 2013, # 15, on ideas of how to teach children to grateful. I hope it gives us all ideas, as so many children these days don't learn to express or even feel gratitude! AND HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO ALL OF YOU DEAR FRIENDS, ALL OVER THE WORLD! ------------------------------------------- I'm not sure how well we taught gratitude to our large family. I do notice when a child or grandchild thanks me for something I do for them, (or anyone else.) It's strange but we often will show gratitude to someone not in our family, and take our family members for granted. It doesn't only apply to material things, but whenever a kindness has been shown, we should thank someone for it. It is rather obvious that many children, and people of all ages today feel sort of "entitled" to things, and it is important to stop and appreciate them! In one grandchild's Patriarchal blessing, it counsels them