Motherhood: Gratitude – An Important Virtue Needed For Children’s Emotional Growth 4

It’s simple to express gratitude. Without much thought, we usually perform it every day. For example, you thank the person who gives you change at a store. You include a “thanks!” message at the end of each email before signing off. In addition, you can express your gratitude on Thanksgiving by mentioning something, such as the delicious food on the table.

However, a brand-new set of parenting techniques from Harvard’s Making Caring Common initiative states, “Gratitude is about more than saying thank you or saying you feel grateful.” mothers must take it a step further and educate their children on what to notice to aid children in developing gratitude.

This technique emphasizes that “Gratitude is about more than saying thank you or saying you feel grateful.” Children must be taught to regularly recognize who or what they are grateful for, and reflect on why they are grateful. This new technique effectively aids children to develop the act of gratitude.

This technique aids kids to gain a deeper understanding of what thankfulness entails, and it will also make them “feel good about their gratitude.”

This technique was highlighted in my previous article as one of the ways we can adopt to teach our children to be grateful. According to UNC-Chapel Hill’s Raising Grateful Children Project, gratitude comprises four components,

To create a deeper sense of thankfulness in children, researchers from UNC advise parents to challenge them by asking them the following questions;

Notice:What should you be thankful for in your life, please? Beyond the actual items you have received, what else should you be thankful for? Who in your life do you feel grateful for?

Think: What do you consider this gift to be? Consider whether you ought to return something to the giver. Do you feel that the gift was merited? Are you of the opinion that the individual who gave you a present did it out of obligation or out of desire?

Feel: Do you feel delighted that you received this gift? What is the sensation like inside? What specifically about this present makes you happy?

Do: Is there a way you can express how you feel about this gift? Do you wish to give to someone else to spread the joy you feel about this gift to them?

When we are appreciative of someone’s goodness toward us, we are more likely to repay them with kindness, and when we thank them, we encourage them to continue their good deed. This way, positive emotions cover negative feelings.

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