How do you teach your children to be thankful for what they have when society is telling them to try and get more? My children are so blessed and yet their attitudes often reflect a sense of entitlement. So we decided to try something to help them understand how blessed they are:
We are giving them 1 bowl of rice and 1 cup of water (no ice) for lunch each day for a week. They do not get seconds and if for some reason they don't want to eat the rice then they must go without.
A few months ago, our children helped raise money to supply rice to kids who don't have much food. These kids often get 1 bowl of rice for the day.
Yesterday was the beginning. The boys did fine. However they don't know that in about 15 minutes they will once again be having rice and water for lunch. We shall see how this goes over the next few days. I will blog this experience for all to share.
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