Teaching Gratitude To Cub Scouts
How To Teach Kids To Be More Grateful?
This is a tough one. I am pretty sure that anyone reading this has been frustrated with kids that are not as grateful as they should be.
We live in a society that I believe has forgotten to take the time to be grateful and showing thanks or gratitude is a mental muscle or mindset that needs to be developed.
The first and most fundamental step is to start listing things we are grateful for (this is good for adults too). We have a free printable you can get below that has sections that can be filled in with something you are grateful for. Do NOT have kids fill it in all at once.
Have the kids fill in 2 or 3 every day. This will develop a habit of finding good things that happened each day that they can be grateful for. Continue this activity for at least 2 weeks. I think you will be surprised at the difference you see.
Resources
I want to share some great resources that can help in teaching your cub scout(s) about gratitude. The first one I came across recently and it has such a unique idea that I had never thought of before and I really want to start it with my kids.
Teaching Kids About Gratitude
5 Ways To Teach Kids Gratitude At Home
21 Ways To Teach Kids To Be Thankful
