Parenting Decoded
This podcast will help all parents with kids of all ages to learn how to decode the mysteries and challenges of being a parent in today's challenging times. We will concentrate on practical parenting approaches that you as a parent can use right away! There are tips and tricks as well as plenty of real life stories to help you see that you can make a difference in your family's life in simple yet noticeable ways. In order for your kids to change, you need to change first! The ripple effect is real and lasting. Enjoy the ride!
Parenting Decoded
49 - Manners Lesson: "Thank You" and How Parents Can Get Kids to Give Thanks Regularly
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Season 1
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Episode 49
In this episode we learn how to get our kids to say “thank you” and how to help develop a general sense of appreciation for not only “things” but also training them in thankfulness which will help to promote an “attitude of gratitude”.
- Start Early
- Be Consistent
- Give Praise for using Thank You
- Use Family Meetings to Set Expectations
- Set up Family Thanking Events
- Dinner time thank you routines
- Bedtime blessings routine
- Thank you note practice for birthdays and holidays
- Make it FUN! We'll talk about a few ideas for setting up a "fancy dinner" so we can practice all our manners in a creative and fun way.
Lastly, we'll go over how important modeling good "thank you" practices can be in helping bring thankfulness in our homes.
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Have a blessed rest of your day!