6 Ways to Cultivate Gratitude in our Kids {Episode-132 with Kristen Welch}

Hey friends!

I am pretty sure you will agree: Entitlement has become an epidemic among our kids. We are raising children in a quick-fix society, where everything they want seems to be available at the touch of a button (or a holler out to Alexa!) Many of us (me included!) have grown frustrated with this issue, and wonder if there is some way to fight against it.

Kristen Welch, founder of Mercy House Global, and author of “Raising Grateful Kids in an Entitled World” (among other great books) joins us today to talk about gratitude – what she calls the antidote for entitlement!!

Kristen is sharing 6 ways we can “train our kids” (and ourselves) in gratitude…These are practical and do-able — at the holidays, and all year long. 

Note! — >  If you want to hear more on this topic of gratitude (and the issue of entitlement) be sure to check out my Character Training Course, which will open its doors for a special THANKSGIVING SALE beginning Monday, November 22^nd 2021.  Find out more here:  www.monicaswanson.com/character-course.

SHOW NOTES:

Learn more about Kristen, Mercy House Global, and her books at: WeareTHATfamily.com

Order Kristen’s book here: Raising Grateful Kids in an Entitled World.

Kristen on Facebook

Mercy House Global, a non-profit organization which funds maternity homes in Kenya, helping pregnant girls in extreme poverty.  In 2014, Mercy House began a new phase to help empower and employ thousands of women all over the world through Fair Trade Friday.

6 Ways to Cultivate Gratitude:

1. Write it down!
2. Watch your Mouth (Proverbs 18:21)
3. Walk in someone else’s shoes.
4. Fill your home with visual reminders.
5. Be specific!
6. Choose gratitude, even in your pain.

“Without a doubt, the best way to teach gratitude is to model it.” – Kristen Welch

“Research shows that children under the age of seven don’t usually spontaneously show gratitude, but they learn it from repetition of observation and prompting.” – Kristen Welch.

MEMORIZE PSALM 23 as a family!

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More about Kristen:
Kristen Welch was born and raised in Texas. Her parenting blog, We are THAT Family (www.wearethatfamily.com), receives more than 90,000 unique visits every month with more than 200,000 page views, and she has an active following on social media. Kristen has a regular column in ParentLife magazine and is a frequent radio guest and speaker. Author of Rhinestone Jesus, Raising Grateful Kids in an Entitled World, and Made to Move Mountains, Kristen is the founder of Mercy House Global, a nonprofit ministry that funds maternity homes in Kenya that rescue young pregnant girls, and facilitates Fair Trade Friday, a monthly subscription club that empowers impoverished women in 25 countries. Kristen lives with her family in Texas.