One way we can discourage entitlement and make gratitude contagious is with this Thankful Conversation Starters for the Whole Family activity. It's simple to put together and you can enjoy them any where. Though it's hard to be away from our extended family during the holidays, it definitely has pushed me to come up with some of our own little family traditions. This is one of my favorites. One of the traditions we started four years ago was a gratitude activity that we all participate in … [Read more...]
Thanksgiving Countdown & Gratitude Activity
This month as we usher into the season of joy, service, gratitude, family and yummy food let’s take a few moments with our kids to instill a value that they will take them a long way in life: gratitude. This Thanksgiving Countdown & Gratitude Activity will make it easy to practice a month of gratitude. Do you know of anyone who is constantly complaining? Who points out the negative in everything? I always wonder when exactly did this pattern begin(it’s the counselor in me). Did it … [Read more...]