In this 25-minute episode, Saren and her sister Shawni (who runs the popular blog, 71 Toes), discuss simple ways to help our children:
- Feel and express gratitude for every-day things that are easy to take for granted
- Focus on what they have rather than what they feel that they lack
- Work for what they get so that they will more fully appreciate it
- Learn about those who are less fortunate so they can see how blessed they are while developing compassion and understanding for others
Further Helps:
A Money System that Works (Shawni’s write-up about how her children work to earn money and buy their own stuff)
9 Ways to Fill November with Gratitude (great links to sites that help you show your children how other people live and how wonderful the world is along with ideas for Thanksgiving traditions)
Families Helping Families in Mexico (Shawni’s blog posts about her family’s recent trip to Mexico to help build houses there)
Creating an Attitude of Gratitude (podcast by Saren and April offering further ideas)
Music from Creations by Michael R. Hicks.
Photo courtesy of Shawni’s blog – shows the home of one of the families they went to Mexico to help.
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