5 Key points for teaching gratitude, from a child psychologist
We all want our children (and ourselves!) to grow in gratitude. Here are some things to remember.
Jim Schroeder
Jim Schroeder is a married father of eight children, a pediatric psychologist, and an endurance athlete. His newest book is Turning Free Will Into Willpower: The Opportunity of a Lifetime. He is also the author of Wholiness: The Unified Pursuit of Health, Harmony, Happiness, and Heaven, Into the Rising Sun, Forty Days of Hopeful Prayer, and Confessions of a Carless Commuter: What 40,000+ Motorless Miles Taught Me About Life. You can contact him and read more of his articles, as well as get info on his books, through his website, James-Schroeder.com.
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