Gratitude

Looking to add more gratitude to your day? Gratitude rituals are a great place to start:

Comment on the things you appreciate, "I love a sunny day." "I like it when my socks are warm out of the dryer."
Say, "Thank you" and write thank you notes, texts, emails and social media posts
Say grace and/or count your blessings, "I'm thankful for...," at the dinner table.
Keep a gratitude journal

There are lots of gratitude journaling apps- this one is free and for IOS.

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Copy of Mealtime Prayers for Families and their Children

Does your family have a favourite mealtime prayer or grace? If you're looking for ideas, check out this slide deck for lots of easy rhyming prayers.

Practicing gratitude means being mindful of the things that make you happy and that are good in our lives, then expressing that appreciation: acknowledging it to ourselves, to others and to God.

Noticing the world around and within us is a great place to start when it comes to creating a gratitude practice. Make it an "eye spy" game, wherever you are, look around with your child and try to name one thing for which you are thankful .

Gratitude is about recognizing both the everyday and special occasion "good" in our lives. At mealtime, pick up/drop off or bedtime, provide some of your own examples and ask your kids for some of their own too.

Rehearsing the good things already present in our lives helps us to anticipate that there will be good things in our future too. Gratitude breeds hope.

What are your evening gratitude practices? Some practices you might already be doing include: talking about your day, prayer, meditation, devotionals, gratitude journaling or talking about what you are looking forward to for the next day.

Let's Choose to Be Grateful! FREE Printable 31-Day Gratitude Journal for Kids - Enjoy the Learning JourneyYour children can reflect on what they are thankful for with this 31-day free printable gratitude journal for kids with areas for writing and drawing!

Gratitude

Looking to add more gratitude to your day? Gratitude rituals are a great place to start:

Comment on the things you appreciate, "I love a sunny day." "I like it when my socks are warm out of the dryer."

Say, "Thank you" and write thank you notes, texts, emails and social media posts

Say grace and/or count your blessings, "I'm thankful for...," at the dinner table.

Keep a gratitude journal

Practicing gratitude means being mindful of the things that make you happy and that are good in our lives, then expressing that appreciation: acknowledging it to ourselves, to others and to God.

Rehearsing the good things already present in our lives helps us to anticipate that there will be good things in our future too. Gratitude breeds hope.

What are your evening gratitude practices? Some practices you might already be doing include: talking about your day, prayer, meditation, devotionals, gratitude journaling or talking about what you are looking forward to for the next day.