{"id":16000000336,"date":"2019-12-10T17:13:14","date_gmt":"2019-12-10T17:13:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kidsrkids.com\/eagle-springs\/?p=16000000336"},"modified":"2019-12-10T17:13:14","modified_gmt":"2019-12-10T17:13:14","slug":"give-your-kids-the-gift-of-gratitude","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kidsrkids.com\/eagle-springs\/2019\/12\/10\/give-your-kids-the-gift-of-gratitude\/","title":{"rendered":"Give Your Kids the Gift of Gratitude"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-image wp-image--no-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-16000000337 \" src=\"https:\/\/kidsrkids.com\/eagle-springs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2019\/12\/Gifts-2.jpg\" alt=\"Give Your Kids the Gift of Gratitude at Kids 'R' Kids Eagle Springs, Daycare, childcare, preschool, learning academy\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" \/><\/figure><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u2018Twas The Season of Giving<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">And All of My Kids<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Talked of Nothing More<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Than What They Would Get.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If this is the holiday story in your home, try changing your child\u2019s focus this year by modeling gratitude through L-O-V-E.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><b>L<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">et your preschooler serve other people. Ask them to paint holiday pictures that can be made into cards for the elderly in a retirement community or children in the hospital. Ask them what their favorite part of the holidays is. Write a note about it in the card. Then deliver the cards together with your child.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><b>O<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">ffer to help your little one make a holiday dinner box for a family who is hungry. On December 1, ask them to decorate a cardboard box. Then, December 2, tell them to choose a food item for the box. Each day, add additional canned and boxed goods until mid-December. Once the box is full, ask your child why they are excited to give the box to this family and what they are thankful for in their own family.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><b>V<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">alue your kid\u2019s contribution to your family gifts. Buy brown butcher paper instead of decorative wrapping paper and ask your preschooler to decorate it uniquely for each person receiving a gift. Use each \u201ccustom-made\u201d paper to wrap each present.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><b>E<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">ncourage your child to cherish the person who gives them each gift more than the present itself. Say something like, \u201cI know you love the model car Granddad gave you. Wasn\u2019t it loving of him to get it for you? What do you like most about your Granddad? Let\u2019s write him a note together and tell him.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Using these \u201cL-O-V-E\u201d principles to foster thankfulness in your little ones can turn the hectic holidays into a true season of gratitude by showing your child how to give to others.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If you enjoyed this blog and want to read more, click below for our blog from last month!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kidsrkids.com\/eagle-springs\/2019\/10\/29\/practicing-patience-with-your-preschooler\/\">Practicing Patience with Your Preschooler<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Want to learn more about <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/kidsrkids.com\/eagle-springs\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Kids \u2018R\u2019 Kids Learning Academy of Eagle Springs<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> located in Humble, Texas? 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