Teaching a child about counting their blessings is more about gratitude and being grateful.
Having a grateful mindset and realizing the blessings bestowed on a child has a host of benefits for kids.
Kids do better in school, are more likely to achieve their goals, and are more satisfied with school and life.
The biggest benefit that comes from being grateful/counting your blessings, is that it shifts
the focus away from materialism. “The more grateful kids are the less materialistic they
are” because they find themselves valuing internal things rather than external things.
Gratitude and teaching counting your blessings runs on external values like community
affiliations and personal growth.
So, children who are grateful/counting your blessings are more likely to be interested in
their personal growth in accomplishments, talents, and goals by developing into the
the best version of themselves.
Grateful/counting your blessings children have more sense of where they’re going, why
they are doing what they are doing, and why they get up in the morning. Meeting their goals
and finding their purpose.
Two ways to teach children to count their blessings:
1. Gratitude Journal – Work with your child by making simple statements in a
journal or make one. Write out “I AM GRATEFUL “on top of the page and then let them complete the sentence and write out or if the child is learning to write help them with
simple statements”.
“for saying my ABCs”.
“for a gift Grandma gave me”.
“for being healthy and strong”.
2. Vision Board – Making a vision board can be such a fun craft of cutting out photos for children and words. Help your child focus on their goals, talents, and accomplishments. Some of the items a child wants and where they would like to go like theme parks, museums, and visiting another country. Make it what your child would like to express and dream about. Have your child always keep in mind to feel blessed with what they are receiving.
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