Canada celebrated their Thanks Giving in October and the United States have theirs coming up. Personally I think we should be celebrating Thanks Giving each day and even more so these days. During these times when the world is upside down and thrown into disarray it is important to surround our children with as much love and normalcy as possible.
How do we teach our kids to be thankful. Let us start by having a discussion. Talk about your family and close friends. Being thankful has nothing to do with just material things. Let children open up about their little world. Let them know that Thanks Giving is not just about having lots of food and family and friends
Talk to your children about being thankful even during a Pandemic and if you have lost love ones discuss this with your children based on their age level. Ask them what are the things that makes them happy and how do they think they can be thankful. List the simple things in their little lives to be thankful for such as their dolls, stuffed, toys , books etc
Tell your children to be thankful because they are different and that no two child are like therefore that makes them special so they should everyday celebrate who they are. Share your family history, share the history of the geographical location where you are.
Every year teachers and schools will reenact the pilgrimage story but does anyone really takes time to be honestly thankful for who we are and what we have. Let us not just make this a one day once a year thing. Get the children to keep journals in the older classes and write down something they are thankful for and why. Get the younger ones to draw pictures and keep a photo diary and each day paste something that brings them joy. At the end of the school year the students can take these home.
We should all be giving thanks each day we live to see another day, to love and hug and kiss our children. The world can be confusing ,in disarray and confusing but it can also be magical and when we replace hate with love, indifference with gratitude it has a ripple effect. Let us start by getting our children into the habit of being thankful because children see neither social class, ethnicity , or religion. We are thankful that often times we can learn a lot from the action of children when we do not project our biases onto them.
What are you thankful for today? Tell me one thing that makes you thankful. I would love to hear from you. I am thankful that that you took the time out to read this. Have a great week and thank you 🙏.
Giving thanks is more than just a holiday
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