Gratitude is a great attitude Children are not born grateful. In fact, they are born expecting everything to be done to them. We feed them, bathe them, hold them and respond immediately when they cry. Gratitude is a learned behavior.
People are always surprised when they see a child or a teenager act selfish or rude.
We just cannot believe that child could be so ungrateful. Young people need to learn to be grateful for what they have. Parents not only have to teach gratitude to their children, they have to set an example. It is just as important as teaching them to be honest. Without a thankful heart a young person can grow up emotionally bumping into walls all the time because they simply don t get it.