Gratefulness comes from happiness.

*Reflecting on what we’re grateful for makes us happier and healthier.*


During my teacher's training i read this book. Today somebody referred it. Thus stating the very fact i felt then and now....

In book titled "1,000 Little Things Happy, Successful People Do Differently", author discussed the powerful benefits of keeping a *Gratitude journal*

And the really good news is it works for children too. In one celebrated example, Dr. Robert Emmons of UC Davis asked teenage students to keep a gratitude journal — over ten weeks, the young undergrads listed five things that had happened in the past week which they were grateful for. 

The results were astoundingly powerful; the students who kept the gratitude journal were up to 25% happier, more optimistic about their future, and got sick less often during the controlled study. 

They even got more marks in test papers  than usual.

 The bottom line is that children who keep a gratitude journal are statistically happier, more optimistic, and healthier. 

As soon as your child is old enough, help them by teaching them "How to be Happy for nothing"

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