Wisdom:  Everything You Need to Know About Thanksgiving Gratitude
Channel: Good Parenting Brighter Children
Date: 2019-05-08

Wisdom:  Everything You Need to Know About Thanksgiving Gratitude

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Thanksgiving is in the air! It’s a great time for being grateful  

Gratitude is a universal trait and its’ effects are backed by science.

People who practice gratitude are: 

• 25% happier
• Live longer (up to 9 years)
• Have fewer illnesses
• “Bounce back” from stressful situations faster

Here are 5 activities to practice gratitude as a family:   

#1: Verbally Express Gratitude Each Day
Every day, have each person in the family share 1 happy thing that happened that day.

#2: Keep a Gratitude Journal
Every day write down or draw three things you are grateful for. Post the comments and artwork on the family bulletin board. 

#3: Gratitude Pumpkin
During November, Carolyn from California sets a pumpkin and permanent marker on a table for friends and family to write things they are grateful for on the pumpkin. 

#4: Make Gratitude a way of life.
Keep a notebook of how focusing on being grateful changes your family. Because it will.
It can change the atmosphere of your home and the attitude of every family member
 
#5: Read Books to Your Kids About Gratitude such as: 

The Blessings Jar: A Story About Being Thankful by Colleen Coble
I’m Thankful Each Day by P. Hallinan
The Thankful Book by Todd Parr

Melody Beattie said about gratitude: 

“Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend.” 

Happy Thanksgiving!

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