Real happiness lies in learning to be grateful. If you want your children to be well-rounded, happy human beings then gratitude must always be a part of your homeschooling curriculum . However, gratitude does not mean saying “thank you,” but genuinely building a practice within the family of feeling grateful for the big or little things. How to include gratitude within the homeschooling family Being thankful is not just about words. Anyone can say thank you, but do you remember the last time you felt so thankful that tears rolled down your face? While this may seem a little extreme, the point is to guide our girls and boys to feel thankful because that is where the essence of life is. Rose and Thorn – this is a popular dinnertime activity. It starts by enquiring: What is your rose? (The most positive part of the child’s day); and what was your thorn? (The part that was the most challenging). This simple exercise gets most quiet children to chat, and disclose what’s really...