As the holiday season approaches, our children are bombarded with commercials for the latest and greatest new toys. We love this new Veggie Tales DVD and the message it sends to our kiddos. 
Discover the power of a simple gift! Laura Carrot’s Christmas stocking might be empty this year because her dad is in danger of losing his job. While Larry thinks a letter to the North Pole should fix the problem, Bob knows what will really help…and tells the story of a little boy named Nicholas who made a discovery in Bethlehem that changed Christmas forever. But what did Nick learn and how can it possibly help Laura and her family? Find out as the Veggies discover the true joy of giving to others—at Christmas time and throughout the year!
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"How do you foster gratitude with your children?"
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[this giveaway will be closed on Thursday at 11 PM, & the winner will be announced next Friday!]
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This one is tough. My kids are always grateful when I make corn bread or do laundry, they are oozing gratefulness. But they are not always grateful when it comes to gifts... greed slips in. One thing we did this year was to have the kids make cards and ornaments for the important people in their lives. I also had them pick out a present for each other to give on Christmas. They were very thoughtful with their choices.
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ReplyDeleteWe are trying to teach our daughter that not everyone is as fortunate as she is and how important is is to give to charities.
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ReplyDeleteMy kids are 4 and 1, so gratitude is hard to come by. But my littlest one does say thank you everytime I get him food or drink. lol
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ReplyDeleteMy pumpkins are 2 1/2 and 11mths so the furthest we've gotten with gratitude are the basics..."you always say please and thank you"...but these are foundational building blocks right?!?
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I always remind my daughter of how lucky she is and we should be thankful for all of our blessings.
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I really like Veggie Tales. They always have such a positive message and are quite funny.
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For over a year we've been working on saying one thing we gave and one thing we are thankful for every night at dinner. I hope it's helping!
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We love the VeggieTales characters. Winning this prize would foster gratitude with the children. Please accept my entry. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteI try to work on gratitude before my son goes to bed and to say all the things he is grateful for during the day.
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Gratitude...begin when they are little, and emphasize manners, thanking for the little things. Not giving in to the "but Johnny gets to..." or "they have _____, why can't I?"
ReplyDeleteLots of discussions, in real life, and when watching TV...movies...reading books.
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One thing friend of mine do is each time they get mail (they are missionaries to Russia), they open it with their children and then immediately pray and thank God for the people who sent the card or package and ask God to bless them. I think that's such a nice gesture.
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My little boy is quick to say please and thank you. He has a little more problem when he has to share toys with his cousin whose 3months younger than him, but we're working on it. Thanks for the giveaway!
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We try to foster gratitude with our kids by being giving to charity when we can. We always make sure to tell them that we have been blessed so we want to show our gratitude by helping others any way we can.
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We don't have a lot of money so whenever we can afford to give the grandkids anything they are always very grateful. They always say thank you and follow up with a big hug. My granddaughter went through her room and gave many of her toys away to the poor. I think they are pretty much okay in the gratitude department. I love them all for that. Thank you!
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We love VeggieTales in our house. Thank you for the chance to win. Happy holidays.
ReplyDeleteWe always donate our items to the local shelter and the kids come along to get a new perspective of what they have to be thankful for.
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ReplyDeleteWe all both big and little love the Veggie Tales They teach sut good moral behavier rules in a fun way.
ReplyDeleteTo foster gratitude, we're working a lot on saying please and thank you with my three-year-old.
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Please enter me in your giveaway. The kids love Veggie Tales.
ReplyDeleteThe best way is to set an example by saying please and thank you and by giving thanks.
ReplyDeleteI try to teach them gratitude by allowing them to see that some people in this world are less fortunate than we are and that we should give to those people and feel blessed to have as much as we do.
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My kids would love this.
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This would be great to add to my girl's collection of DVDs. Thanks!
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Donating and helping in our community whether it is volunteering at church or going to visit the elderly.
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In this age of entitlement it IS hard to teach children gratitude. We try to emphasize being content with what you have, not coveting what others have, and appreciating what others do for you. Thanks so much! pamelashockley(AT)netscape(DOT)net
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For my children, the holidays this year have been especially helpful in allowing them to understand the entire notion of being grateful. With so many children going without, I took my children along in my volunteer efforts to provide toys, food, and clothing for the underprivileged children in our community. Seeing it for themselves, really had an impact on them.
ReplyDeleteI reinforce the concept verbally and practice what I preach because I KNOW they are watching. Thank you.
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How do I answer? I am not sure. I know we try to teach the boys to be respectful; I think that we try to stress that other children do not have as much as they do and they should be thankful for all of the good things they have. Thank you
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We foster gratitude my volunteering our time helping out at the local soup kitchen. Our kids get to actually see how lucky they are to have a nice home, food, and clothing.
ReplyDeleteI have always made certain that my children see that I also thank people to whom I am grateful - gratitude is not just for children! I am also always certain to thank THEM when they do something for me!
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I foster gratitude in my children in different ways. At Christmas time we adopt a family from the angel tree and each child uses some of their allowance to buy the presents for the children of the family. They all work so hard for their allowances so by giving they are learning about what it is to give and also be grateful for what they have. I also foster gratitude by telling them how grateful I am for them, having a family, a roof over our head and having something to eat. My mom always told me that the best example I could ever set for my children is the example of doing. that they are grateful as they know I am. Our family, like so many families, have been hit hard by the economy, so I think they are grateful for what they have as they see so many who are without.
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