Thanksgiving and Having an Attitude of Gratitude

About this episode

Randi Rubenstein discusses the meaning of gratitude in parenting and introduces a gratitude practice for parents of strong-willed children.

In this episode I discuss what gratitude really means to me as a mom and a person. I believe the ultimate gratitude practice is believing your strong willed child happened “for” rather than “to” you and I walk you through an exercise about how to do that. Topics:   Hedonic Adaptation   Gratitude is a practice that can be cultivated and directly links to happiness   Gratitude affects many areas of your life in positive ways - personality, health, emotional, social and career   Strong willed kids happen “for” not “to” you   “Future You” exercise to get you into a gratitude practice Something clicked while listening? We’d love to talk with you if you want to dig deeper into your family’s specific situation. If you’re ready to stop guessing and start knowing what works, it might be worth a conversation. https://mastermindparenting.com/live-assessment/   Get all the links, resources, and transcripts here: https://mastermindparenting.com/podcast-333 About Randi Rubenstein Randi Rubenstein coaches parents raising strong-willed kids. Randi searched endlessly to find the magical resource that would help her own highly sensitive…

People in this episode

Host: Randi Rubenstein

Topics covered

• gratitude
• strong-willed children
• parenting
• hedonic adaptation
• happiness
• emotional health

Keywords

• gratitude practice
• strong-willed kids
• parenting advice
• emotional well-being
• hedonic adaptation

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