Comments on Mels Box of Chocolates: I just want them to be grateful

I'm planning on writing about this same topic Mond...

2008-11-22T21:20:00.000-05:00

I'm planning on writing about this same topic Monday at 5 Mins for Parenting. I may link to you, as well. Great thoughts - so often when I want to know why Bean does something I don't like, I find that $#@* finger pointing right back at ME. Ugh! But it's good we can still learn, and help our kids learn, too, from our own mistakes.

I love this post!

We're surrounded in Mozam...

2008-11-21T16:46:00.000-05:00

I love this post!

We're surrounded in Mozambique by people who have so much less than we do, yet we still find things to complain about.

I am so often whiny around my child, and my resolution is to change this - to have an attitude of gratitude, so to speak.

I hope for the same thing. And it really is a proc...

2008-11-18T23:21:00.000-05:00

I hope for the same thing. And it really is a process with children...and even adults. And you just never know when they'll surprise you with gratitude you didn't see coming.

Great ideas Mel. Makes me think too. I know that...

2008-11-17T20:48:00.000-05:00

Great ideas Mel. Makes me think too. I know that my parents made me work for money to buy stuff. It always made me more grateful for the things I had. We too, give away toys at Abraham's bday and Christmas so that he doesn't have an overwhelming amount of toys. I hope that he becomes a kid who is grateful also.

Oh sometimes I just cringe at some of the things B...

2008-11-17T20:15:00.000-05:00

Oh sometimes I just cringe at some of the things Big D says - I wonder where on earth he picked it up.

I keep trying to work with them and teach them to be thankful, so I'm right there with you.

It is so hard. My daughter is little, not even 18 ...

2008-11-17T17:51:00.000-05:00

It is so hard. My daughter is little, not even 18 months old yet, but I worry about her amount of stuff. She has so much. Is it possible to be grateful when you have everything you can imagine? I don't think so, and it's more my fault than anyone's.

This is a good topic for some on-going discussion.

I understand this too well. My kids are the same w...

2008-11-17T17:47:00.000-05:00

I understand this too well. My kids are the same way sometimes, then we stop buying them all the extra stuff for a while and they get better, then I start buying again. I need to just stop for good except birthdays and Christmas really. They have so much stuff already.

I hear you Mel! It's so easy to give our kids ever...

2008-11-17T17:30:00.000-05:00

I hear you Mel! It's so easy to give our kids everything they want and then they began to expect it. Happened to me as well. I had to step back and start saying "no' or "did you bring your money". I also have my kids write thank you notes when they receive gifts. What an awesome post. :)

this is a great post Mel. being grateful is a ski...

2008-11-17T15:50:00.000-05:00

this is a great post Mel. being grateful is a skill that always needs to be practiced but i don't do it as often as i should.

one thing i do with my kids is in the month before their birthdays and christmas, i ask them to go through their things and part with what they no longer wear/play with/want anymore. i do not give them anything for these occasions but others do (especially my

Hi Mel,

Thanks for stopping by my blog from...

2008-11-17T14:29:00.000-05:00

Hi Mel,

Thanks for stopping by my blog from Abbily Ever After and for the nice comment!
I'm so with you in regards to wanting your children to be grateful for everything that's given to them. It's nice to find someone else that understands the importance of that:O).

Take care and have a wonderful week!

Lisa

Excellent post! I know this is going to be a much...

2008-11-17T14:03:00.000-05:00

Excellent post! I know this is going to be a much slimmer Christmas this year and I am hoping to have the same result.

We've been doing the same things. I think I say y...

2008-11-17T12:48:00.000-05:00

We've been doing the same things. I think I say yes too much. And my parents always bring "I love you gifts" when they visit, and I hate how my kids expect them. But what can you do.

Oh, kids. On Halloween, Chachi would walk up to a...

2008-11-17T12:47:00.000-05:00

Oh, kids. On Halloween, Chachi would walk up to a house and if she didn't like the candy they were giving she would ask if they had anything else.

I would much rather have this happen with my Parents than my neighbors!

Great post! It's so important to teach these thin...

2008-11-17T11:16:00.000-05:00

Great post! It's so important to teach these things to our children. We have had to remind ourselves to do this with our son and it really does make a difference!

We also found that teaching him about the concept of money and letting him buy some things with his own money has taught him to be more choosy. He now thinks some things are a waste of money.

Another good lesson (

Many times I find myself worrying about the same t...

2008-11-17T09:50:00.000-05:00

Many times I find myself worrying about the same thing. When I can indulge her every whim so easily how do I teach Princess to be grateful for what she has? Then we find ourselves with a little brat on our hands and know it is time to set some limits, or practice restrain just for the same of practicing it.

You caught onto this at just the right time. For the rest of the year there