49 - Manners Lesson: "Thank You" and How Parents Can Get Kids to Give Thanks Regularly

Parenting Decoded

English - June 23, 2022 20:00 - 9 minutes - 6.74 MB
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In this episode we learn how to get our kids to say “thank you” and how to help develop a general sense of appreciation for not only “things” but also training them in thankfulness which will help to promote an “attitude of gratitude”.

Start Early Be ConsistentGive Praise for using Thank You Use Family Meetings to Set ExpectationsSet up Family Thanking EventsDinner time thank you routinesBedtime blessings routineThank you note practice for birthdays and holidaysMake it FUN! We'll talk about a few ideas for setting up a "fancy dinner" so we can practice all our manners in a creative and fun way.

Lastly, we'll go over how important modeling good "thank you" practices can be in helping bring thankfulness in our homes.

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