{"id":322526,"date":"2025-11-28T02:14:19","date_gmt":"2025-11-28T02:14:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/uncategorized\/three-ways-to-cultivate-gratitude-in-your-family\/"},"modified":"2025-11-28T02:14:19","modified_gmt":"2025-11-28T02:14:19","slug":"three-ways-to-cultivate-gratitude-in-your-family","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=322526","title":{"rendered":"Three ways to cultivate gratitude in your family"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Gratitude is a powerful avenue to <a href=\"https:\/\/experts.illinois.edu\/en\/publications\/a-thank-you-really-would-be-nice-perceived-gratitude-in-family-re-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">support good<\/a> in the life of a child and a family.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/cafo.org\/family-institute\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Institute for Family-Centered Healing &amp; Health at CAFO<\/a> conducted informal interviews with numerous foster and adoptive families. Here are three insights from what they shared about practicing gratitude.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Gratefulness rubs off on others<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/psycnet.apa.org\/record\/2017-16020-003\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Parents who express gratitude<\/a> and invite their children to do the same increase the likelihood that their children will express gratitude in turn. Ways to do this include:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Demonstrating sincere gratitude for your children and your spouse in concrete ways.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Communicating frequently to your family that gratitude is a core family value and that it is something to be developed together.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Expressing gratitude to God together in prayer.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What we pay attention to grows\u00a0<\/h2>\n<p>As parents, we must attend to the small glimpses of good and admirable qualities we see developing in our children. Directing our attention to these qualities <a href=\"https:\/\/link.springer.com\/article\/10.1007\/s11406-024-00758-w\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">can help our own perspective shift<\/a> toward gratitude and hopefulness over time.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Expressing gratitude for what we notice allows our children to see our sincere appreciation and love for them, and it can encourage a response of gratitude and hopefulness from them in turn. Try this by:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Noticing \u2014 and giving thanks in your heart \u2014 for the good fruit you can see in your children\u2019s lives, even if it is small or slow-growing.<\/li>\n<li>Naming small, tangible ways that you see your children bringing good to you or others.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Our words shape us<\/h2>\n<p>Parents can guide their children towards expressing thankfulness through their words and conversations, cultivating an atmosphere of gratitude. Experiment with:\u00a0<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Teaching siblings to speak words of gratitude to each other. Help them see the difference it makes in their relationships.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Having each family member share something challenging and something they are grateful for at family dinners as a way to reflect on their day.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Things to avoid as you seek to grow gratitude in your home<\/h2>\n<p>Cultivating gratitude is a powerful way to support the healing and health of our families. But it\u2019s also helpful to name two potential places our efforts can go off course.<\/p>\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Don\u2019t be insincere or exaggerated in your expressions of gratitude.\u00a0<\/h6>\n<p>Gratitude is best received when it is simple, sincere and specific. When others sense your sincerity, it supports them in feeling gratitude in turn.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Don\u2019t try to create gratitude in your children\u2019s hearts by focusing on material gifts or rewards.\u00a0<\/h6>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/abs\/pii\/S0191886914001019?via%3Dihub\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">This will likely backfire<\/a>, causing both you and your children to be less happy in the long run. Instead, focus on the giver: the source of the love, kindness, sacrifice or goodness. This is what will ultimately train our children\u2019s hearts \u2014 just like our own \u2014 to be most satisfied with the truest gifts in life.<\/p>\n<p>Gratitude cannot and must not be forced, nor can it be wished into existence with the fling of a magic wand. Instead, it must be tended to. It can be grown in a home, starting with the parents\u2019 own practices.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">One all-worthy outcome of gratitude\u00a0<\/h2>\n<p>As families establish little habits together to practice gratitude and sustain them over time, they can be confident that a future harvest awaits. Ultimately, for the Christian, cultivating gratitude as a way of life offers one essential fruit: confidence in God\u2019s ongoing provision.<\/p>\n<p>Gratitude teaches us that we can rest in the always-abundant reality of God\u2019s generosity and goodness.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps this is what Paul the Apostle meant when he said, \u201cI have learned, in whatever situation I am, to be content\u201d (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Phillippians%204%3A11&amp;version=ESV\">Philippians 4:11<\/a>). May we, like Paul, come to know this settled contentment, assured of the Giver\u2019s ever-generous goodness in our lives and in the lives of those we love.<\/p>\n<p><em>Rachel Medefind is the Director of the <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/cafo.org\/family-institute\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Institute for Family-Centered Healing and Health<\/em><\/a><em> at CAFO. This blog is part of a two-part series on gratitude \u2013 read more about the benefits of gratitude and the research that supports the findings in the first article, \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/cafo.org\/the-incredible-benefits-of-practicing-gratitude\/\">The incredible benefits of practicing gratitude<\/a>.\u201d\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gratitude is a powerful avenue to support good in the life of a child and a family.\u00a0 The Institute for Family-Centered Healing &amp; Health at CAFO conducted informal interviews with numerous foster and adoptive families. Here are three insights from what they shared about practicing gratitude. 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