{"id":57246,"date":"2016-02-15T06:31:28","date_gmt":"2016-02-15T06:31:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xenodochial-archimedes.45-76-20-142.plesk.page\/2016x102x1raising-grateful-kids-review\/"},"modified":"2022-11-29T18:23:48","modified_gmt":"2022-11-29T18:23:48","slug":"raising-grateful-kids-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mrsbishop.com\/2016\/02\/raising-grateful-kids-review.html","title":{"rendered":"Raising Grateful Kids: Book Review- Mrs. Bishop"},"content":{"rendered":"

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*This post contains affiliate links- I received a copy of this book because I was on the launch team, all opinions are my own*<\/em><\/p>\n

I meant to do my review at the end of January, but time creeps up on us- here\u2019s a great book to read, and it also checks off the \u201cBook for a Better You\u201d<\/a> Category of my Advanced Reading Challenge!<\/p>\n

Kristen Welch\u2019s Raising Grateful Kids in an Entitled\u00a0World<\/a>\u00a0is a modern day handbook that every parent needs to have in their back pocket.<\/p>\n

Welch gives us a list of tools to help deal with the entitlement epidemic that \u00a0is running rampant in today\u2019s youth. As if raising children isn\u2019t hard enough, with the addition of modern technology thrown in, it has become almost impossible to raise our little ones to be grateful.<\/p>\n

She reminds us that gratefulness starts with us, the parents. We want bigger houses, nicer cars, and more things for less work. How can we possibly raise our children to be thankful for what they already have, when we are constantly wanting something better? \u201cEntitlement didn\u2019t start with my kids. It began with me. I entitled them because I was entitled.\u201d\u00a0I am just as guilty as anyone; wanting a Pinterest worthy home, the best schools for my child, the nicest car, prettier clothes, more, more, more. \u201cParents who want to raise more grateful kids need to start by living more grateful lives.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s our duty to give our kids what they need- food, shelter, and love- and oftentimes, we are able to give them much more than that.\u201d We try to buy our children\u2019s obedience. We bribe them to get them to do what we want. We give them things in place of our time.\u00a0\u201cOur kids don\u2019t need more stuff or more freedom; they just need more of us.\u201d<\/p>\n

She shows us that one way to give our children (and us) a new view on life, is to give ourselves some perspective. Volunteer, help someone in need. Someone who doesn\u2019t have as much as we do.\u00a0\u201cWhen we have everything, we are thankful for nothing. When we have nothing, we are thankful for everything.\u201d By seeing that some people don\u2019t even have their most basic needs being met, reminds us to be thankful for all that we have. \u201cOne of the best lessons for our family was learning how people live in other parts of the world.\u201d<\/p>\n

In our technological world, and all of the advertisements for things that we just \u201cHAVE to have\u201d, it has become even harder to raise our children to not want EVERYTHING. And the attitudes of characters on television teach our kids the worst kind of entitled behaviors. \u201cThink about how much TV has changed in the last few years. What used to be taboo is now prime-time viewing in our living rooms.\u201d<\/p>\n

She recommends taking technology out of the equation. \u201cIt\u2019s hard to teach kids to be different from the world if we look just like it. It\u2019s time to take back our living rooms, tune out media, and turn off technology.\u201d While I will never be able to let go of our television and technology completely, I agree wholeheartedly with her reasoning. Our children are being bombarded with images and ideals, sometimes without us even realizing it. The other day I put a movie on for my child, walked out of the room, and heard a commercial for impotence come on. ON A CHILDREN\u2019S MOVIE-\u00a0cue all the questions! We have to be careful with how they are filling their little minds.<\/p>\n

Welch\u2019s\u2019 writing is relatable and transparent. She lets us take a peek into her life, so that we may see what we need to change in ours. \u00a0She is raising her children beside us, learning to parent right along with us- this isn\u2019t someone who raised children 30 years ago. It\u2019s relevant because she\u2019s in the trenches with us.<\/p>\n

I am so thankful I found this Raising Grateful Kids. It has become a reference I can turn to, even in rearing my 3 year old. The end of each chapter gives us practical ways to put what she\u2019s saying to use. Parenting is hard, and we can always use a little help. This book is a must-read this year, if you\u2019re a parent and if you\u2019re thinking about becoming one.<\/p>\n

I also made a Printable<\/a> to go along with the book earlier this year.<\/p>\n

Don\u2019t forget to subscribe for more book recommendations, and join along with the #readwithmrsbishop reading challenge.<\/p>\n

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