The December newsletter explores the benefits of cultivating gratitude and a few strategies to help with the practice. There are many different resources that you can delve into to help establish your own practice and to help you as you introduce this concept to children. Below are just some of the resources that you may find helpful.
Books for adults:
- May Cause Happiness: A Gratitude Journal by Br. David Steindl-Rast
- Everyday Gratitude: Inspiration for Living Life as a Gift by A Network for Grateful Living
- Gratitude in Education: A Radical View by Kerry Howells
- Words of Gratitude for Mind, Body, and Soul by Robert Emmons and Joanna Hill
- The Little book of Gratitude: Create a Life of Happiness and Wellbeing by Giving Thanks by Robert Emmons
Websites:
- Greater Good Science Center – https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/
- A Network for Grateful Living – https://gratefulness.org/
- We Love Gratitude – https://welovegratitude.com/
Digital media apps:
- Gratitude 365
- Delightful
- Bliss
- Zest
- Attitudes of Gratitude
- My Affirmations: Live Positive
Resources for working with children:
- Gratitude: A Powerful Tool for Your Classroom – https://www.edutopia.org/blog/gratitude-powerful-tool-for-classroom-owen-griffith
- Seven Ways to Foster Gratitude in Kids – https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/seven_ways_to_foster_gratitude_in_kids
- 12 Tips for Teaching Children Gratitude – https://www.healthychildren.org/English/family-life/Community/Pages/12-Tips-for-Teaching-Children-Gratitude.aspx
Lists of children’s books about gratitude:
- 19 Children’s Books about Gratitude – Link Here
- An Attitude of Gratitude: 15 Books that Show Kids What it Means to Be Thankful – https://www.readbrightly.com/books-that-show-kids-what-it-means-to-be-thankful/
- 10 Children’s Books to Inspire Grateful Young Hearts – https://www.babble.com/kid/10-childrens-books-to-inspire-grateful-young-hearts/
- Picture Books that Inspire Gratitude – https://www.doinggoodtogether.org/bhf-book-lists/gratitude-picture-books
- Popular Gratitude Books (contains adult and children’s titles) – https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/gratitude
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