From the archives: This story was last updated in September 2019.
American children have numerous advantages over their peers in the developing world, from lower infant mortality rates to free schooling until age 18 and many, many more. But kids in the United States and other wealthy countries don’t always realize just how good they have it.Because gratitude doesn’t always come naturally, one Florida mom decided her daughter needed to learn the important lesson of not taking what you have for granted.
