A group of grandmothers were lamenting the fact that our grandchildren no longer write thank-you notes or acknowledge our gifts. Behind this grumbling is a deeper concern. We want our grandchildren to be happy, and it is difficult to be happy and ungrateful. In a world where children have so much, how can they be grateful for "one more thing?" And how do you teach children to be grateful for relationships and the gift of life itself?
One idea is to play a game with your grandchild in which you both think of all the ways you can say"thank you" (letters, phone calls, Emails, smiles, hugs, words etc.)
Challenge your grandchild to find five things to be thankful for every day
Some young children love learning new words. Teach them ways to say thank you: merci (Frence); gracias (Spanish); danke (German); grazie (Italian).
AND we have a Bible story that tells us about being thankful. It is found in our Bibles in Luke 17:11-20.
You can experience this story with a Bible say-along here.
