Let’s talk timing in this episode: how often is “enough” when practicing gratitude and other things you can do to stay on track. Parenting with gratitude gets easier over time - learn 3 simple ways to stick with it through the daily demands of modern parenting. Also, I share a big secret that I shouldn’t tell you, but I do…
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“Pursuing Happiness: The Architecture of Sustainable Change” study by Lyubomirskky, Tkach, and Sheldon (2004) asked students to perform five acts of kindness per week over 6 weeks, either all five acts in 1 day or five acts spread over the week.
“There will be days when you feel like doing anything other than finding reasons to be grateful, but pushing through these days will empower you and help you build the strength and resilience necessary to push through other challenges.” - says Jason Marsh, the executive director of The Greater Good Science Center at Cal Berkeley
Lillian Jans Beken and Paul T.P Wong - Study on Existential Gratitude here.
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Parenting with gratitude is not the end goal - it's the method. 🎟 It's the means to achieving the goal of parenting differently.
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Our fantastic and giggly intro was provided by the kids of my good friend Alison Montford of Ends and Stems, a family meal planning and food waste expert. More about her here: https://endsandstems.com
