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Ellie Hutchings

Worried your child seems ungrateful? It's normal, says parenting expert - but here's how you can help them develop gratitude as they grow

A young girl kissing her mother on the cheek.

If you're struggling with teaching and explaining the concept of gratitude to your kids, two parenting experts have shared how you can help them foster the skill.

We all want to raise polite and grateful kids, which is why teaching emotional intelligence is important. But it's not easy - gratitude is not a tangible thing, which means it can be a difficult concept for young children to grasp. Encouraging them to engage with a gratitude journal might help but, much like one parenting expert claims kids learn nothing from being told to say 'sorry', telling your child to say 'thank you' isn't always the most effective way to teach gratitude.

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