tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129064848004232361.post2887369901562934732..comments2023-09-18T21:43:47.885-07:00Comments on Remains of the Day: A Gratitude JournalAndreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14748454816480995214noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129064848004232361.post-78406430781086787962013-12-06T05:07:32.383-08:002013-12-06T05:07:32.383-08:00We say what we are grateful for before eating dinn...We say what we are grateful for before eating dinner and I ask the girls what their favorite part of the day was just before going to sleep...<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129064848004232361.post-15897385142883805052010-11-29T19:44:56.422-08:002010-11-29T19:44:56.422-08:00We do a nightly "thankful" before eating...We do a nightly "thankful" before eating, which has become fairly empty because the kids say the same thing every night (Mommy and Daddy) and then argue about including each other. "I'm thankful for you if you're thankful for me." <br />Dan and I talk about what we're thankful for a lot (good food, our warm house, friends etc...) so I think the kids absorb gratitude and the acknowledging thereof.6512 and growinghttp://6512andgrowing.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129064848004232361.post-53035315544251137642010-11-29T12:43:56.241-08:002010-11-29T12:43:56.241-08:00What a great way to cultivate gratitude in your ki...What a great way to cultivate gratitude in your kids. This year, for the first time, we went around the table and talked about what we were thankful for. (The 18 month old was less reflective than the rest of us.) Corny and overdone, perhaps, but sweet and meaningful nonetheless.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129064848004232361.post-26157369644607759232010-11-29T04:22:01.422-08:002010-11-29T04:22:01.422-08:00That is a lovely tradition. We do talk about what...That is a lovely tradition. We do talk about what we feel grateful for each year around the meal. Also, we try to start taking care of animals for the winter at this time of year - feeding birds and such.Lone Star Mahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14339475499304565638noreply@blogger.com