Practicing gratitude
This helps help gratitude as part of your family's daily routine. Bedtime is the perfect moment to foster gratitude and emotional connection while developing your toddler’s expressive language and self-awareness. Sit with your child on their bed or hold them on your
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What you'll need
This helps help gratitude as part of your family's daily routine.
How it works
- 1~30s
Alright, let's get started! Begin this activity, laying on your child's bed or holding him or her on your lap if he or she still sleeps in a crib. Now tell your toddler one thing that you are grateful for today. you, watch your child closely — I'd love to hear what you notice about how they responds.
Watch for: Child name a character's feelings in a story using pictures, like pointing to the happy character.
- 2~30s
Great, now let's try the next part. Then encourage him or her to do the same. Take several turns and finish by telling your little one how much you're grateful for the time you spend together. Tell me what your child does — any reaction counts!
Watch for: Child recogniz and tells others about their basic feelings, like being happy, mad, sad, or scared.
- 3~30s
One more thing to try. If your toddler doesn't speak much yet, you can do most of the talking. Continue by giving him or her a kiss good night, saying how much you love him or her, and then leaving the room. Fostering gratitude from an early age will help your little one obtain increased life satisfaction, happiness, and optimism later on. How does your child handle this? What do you see?
Watch for: Child connect words and facial expressions to emotions.