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Day 25: Being thankful
Let your child know your gratitude for something they've done differently and better than they used to. "Sweetheart...I noticed you stopped yourself from rolling your eyes at me, even though you kind of wanted to. Thank you!" "I really appreciate the way you cleaned up your desk area today without me asking you to." "You didn't let your brother provoke you. Great job, buddy."
Coach's Corner: At this point in the challenge, is it easier to find things to praise your child for? As mentioned earlier, you are seeing what you have trained yourself to see. Keep exercising your gratitude muscles! You'll be amazed at how much better it makes all of life.
As one 30 Day Kindness Challenge participant put it:
"I realized that so many of the problems that bugged the stew out of me were things that my own reactions had caused. I realized that this kindness thing might have a lot to do with climbing out of the pit that I dug myself and voluntarily sat in. It has so much to do with looking around and really seeing and being grateful for what you have, rather than being whiny about what you don't. It makes so much sense. And there's almost no way to be kind and others-focused and to respond well without that sense of thankfulness for what the other person offers us."
– The Kindness Challenge
Video: What's next? In today's bonus video, you'll get ideas for how to keep your Challenge going even when the 30 days are over.
The 30-Day Kindness Challenge is brought to you via our partnership with Shaunti Feldhahn, and is based on her research for The Kindness Challenge.
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