Summary: How do children learn gratitude? Like so many other qualities and skills, they learn gratitude through our modeling and varied experiences. We, parents and caregivers, teach children gratitude by modeling for them being grateful about everyday actions and items. Experiences that we provide them such as doing kind acts for others, consciously thanking people, and using language that models gratefulness builds an understand of gratitude. We recorded this episode as the Thanksgiving holiday was approaching but gratitude should not be limited to one day. When children experience gratitude throughout their days, they learn to be grateful.
