Around Thanksgiving, children hear a lot of talk about gratitude. However, getting a child to adopt this attitude is not easy because gratitude does not come naturally. It is a learned, very important way of understanding life.
The relationship between gratitude and happiness is well-known. Dr. P. Murali Doraiswamy, an internationally recognized expert in brain/mind health once stated that “if [thankfulness] were a drug, it would be the world’s best-selling product with a health maintenance indication for every major organ system.”
For gratitude to be effectively instilled so that it becomes a habitual response, a child needs to be exposed to the idea often. Books are a powerful way to show what gratitude looks, sounds, and feels like in different situations.
Here are eight children’s books featuring gratitude in varied situations.
‘Gracias ~ Thanks’
