How To Teach Kids To Be Grateful: Give Them Less

Jenn Choi, The Atlantic
Thu, 11/27/2014 - 11:00am

Kids who understand gratitude have better grades and are less likely to get depressed. This was the conclusion of a recent story in the Wall Street Journal that struck a chord with both my husband and me. Both of us hail from immigrant families who arrived to the U.S. in the 1970s.

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