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Usable Knowledge: Gratitude Is More Than Just Saying Thank You

 
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Gratitude is about more than saying “thank you.” If we want to help kids truly develop gratitude, adults need to go a step further — they need to teach kids to notice (who or what they’re grateful for) and think (about why they’re grateful), on a regular basis.

Read more about Making Caring Common’s strategies for developing gratitude in children in this piece by HGSE's Usable Knowledge..

 

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