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Greater Good Science Center, UC Berkeley: Mission & Beliefs: We study the psychology, sociology, and neuroscience of well-being and teach skills that foster a thriving, resilient, and compassionate society.

How to Help Gratitude Grow in Your Kids How do children learn to be grateful? An article providing some of the research on children and gratitude and then four research-backed suggestions for parents. (Links to other gratitude resources also.)

How to Talk with Kids about Gratitude (video, 2 mins.): The four parts of gratitude (Notice, Think, Feel, Do) and conversations parents can have to encourage gratitude.

How to Help Kids Develop Gratitude: Making Caring Common Project, Harvard Graduate School of Education Tips and activities for helping children develop gratitude by noticing and thinking about who or what they're thankful for and why.

PBS Kids for Parents: Practicing Gratitude as a Family Articles, activities, and crafts for kids 2 to 5 years old and 6 to 8 years old, some geared toward Thanksgiving, but others are year-round.

Raising Grateful Children, Andrea Hussong, UNC Chapel Hill: In our study, Raising Grateful Children, we examine what parents do to teach their children about gratitude, how these practices impact children’s experiences of gratitude, and whether parents can learn these skills through our online program.

Gratitude Conversations Program: For those who want to take a deeper dive: This program was developed to provide parents and caretakers with skills to foster gratitude in their children. They acknowledge it is not a one-size-fits-all set of skills, but simply offer them as more tools for the parent toolbox.

What Parents Neglect to Teach About Gratitude Article by Andrea Hussong, explaining the four parts of experiencing gratitude (Notice, Think, Feel, Do) and questions parents can ask to help foster gratitude in their children.

Verywell Mind: How to Teach Children Gratitude Brief article that explores how kids can benefit from gratitude and some strategies that help kids learn to be more grateful.