Simple activities that model gratitude can help children make it a habit for life. One easy way to create this habit is to set aside a certain time of day to verbally express and reflect on what you are grateful for in life. Children need to hear adults expressing gratitude. The Thanksgiv...
morning and night. I also allow for sporadic moments of gratitude. As I’m driving to work in the mornings, I can notice and appreciate the sunrise. At work, I can be grateful for the secretary who greets me each morning, for my students and their kindness, and to the custodian ...
(2013), which discovered that grateful people have better psychological health, were more likely to engage in healthy activities, and were more willing to seek help when needed. The current study also found that adolescents with higher levels of gratitude were more likely to attain higher academic...
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The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly disrupted the daily lives of college students, resulting in elevated levels of stress, anxiety, and isolation. Research suggests positive psychology interventions aimed at practicing gratitude, offer potential benefits in reducing these common mental health problems....
Related activities stem from research in positive psychology and support programming that promotes wellness and a positive school climate. Research shows that fostering gratitude can lead to, among other benefits, students’ greater satisfaction with school and life, optimism, prosocial behavior, positive...
Seeds & Garden Themed Books, Music & Activities for Kids Yoga Posted onMay 4, 2013 Looking for ideas for planting, seeds or garden themed activities? I love using a “planting seeds” theme both when I am helping kids learn how the actions they take impact themselves and others & for lit...
We also might expect that people higher in religious commit ment might also experience greater contextual influence of religious culture (e.g. engaging in more religious activities, embedding themselves within religious com munities, or appraising most aspects of their life through a religious...
If true, integrating gratitude-promoting activities into interventions for those struggling to cope with the negative effects of the COVID-19 outbreak might be warranted. 1.2 The Present Study We aimed to extend recent work and contribute to the growing literature on the protective nature of ...
and they took care of the related STEM activity. We were able to incorporate maker activities this way, and it also ended up leading to a broader STEM-Literacy partnership. For instance, I read an excerpt from Red Queen to 6th grade science students at the start of a unit on blood types...