FAMILY FUN FRIDAYS: A FAMILY GRATITUDE PRACTICE, A CLASSIC STORY TO ENCOURAGE ALTRUISM, AND A LOVELY SONG

Hopefully, you tuned into Tuesday's episode where we spoke about gratitude journaling and the benefits we can reap from putting this practice into our routines. So this weekend we want to share how you can encourage your kids to participate.

Gratitude should be practiced at a consistent time of day depending on your family schedule and can be done in different ways.

Here are some examples:

1. Gratitude walks
2. Speaking gratitude (i.e. go around the table at breakfast or dinner time, calling someone when you receive a gift in the mail)
3. Writing gratitude (i.e. gratitude journal, gratitude jar, gratitude tree, writing thank you cards and sending them in the mail)

Amma has 10 advantages of practicing gratitude on a regular basis

1. Fosters positive relationships and connection
2. Decreases stress
3. Increases sense of emotional well being
4. Builds self-esteem
5. Improves physical well being
6. Lessens anxiety and depression
7. Lowers aggressive tendencies
8. Enhances empathy
9. Improves sleep
10. Increases ability to overcome adversity- builds resilience

SONG

-Thank You Song
-Grateful For My Day by © Lisa K Sigurgeirson 

BOOKS

-The Giving Tree By Shel Silverstein 

-We Are Grateful Otsaliheliga By Traci Sorell

ACTIVITY- Creating a Gratitude Journal or a Gratitude Jar

-Blank Journal Books
-Tissue paper
-Cardstock
-Coloured paper
-Modge podge
-Mason jars
-Twine