Teaching Preschoolers How To Be Grateful
Many of the best childcare centres in Sydney teach life skills to children at a very early age, like learning to be grateful and say please and thank you. These centres are also a fantastic way for children to get exposed to various cultural backgrounds and experiences. Our staff ensure that children learn all these lessons in a fun, collaborative and meaningful way that allows them to carry the things they’ve learned into adulthood.
Why you should teach preschoolers to be grateful
At Little Kingdom Childcare, we understand that most preschoolers are naturally self-centred, and it takes patience to teach them gratitude. However, we believe that they’re never too young to start learning how important being grateful is, and as your kids learn and mature, they begin to understand other peoples’ feelings and needs.
How to teach gratefulness to preschoolers
While saying ‘thank you’ can be obvious, some children may need a small reminder to do so. We also know that the ‘thank you’ may not seem genuine when you have to remind the child to say it, but over time and with practice, they’ll learn why it’s so important to be genuinely grateful. So when you discover a child thanking someone without being prompted, offer praise to reinforce them positively.
Model being thankful
Preschoolers enrolled in childcare in Sydney are exposed to staff who model being thankful daily. If the teacher routinely has guests, parent volunteers or other staff come to the class and help, they can create a thank you card poster to show gratitude. Encourage the children to join in when they thank volunteers or visitors. The kids can create cute thank-you notes or pictures when the volunteers or staff interact with them and proudly display them as reminders on the board.
Perform acts of kindness
Children can do or say acts of kindness when they’re concerned for other people. To encourage this, hand out kindness tickets at the start of each day. Encourage the kids to look for their peers to perform one of these acts, like saying please or thank you. Help them write down what they saw or heard and put it in a Kindness Jar. At the end of the day, take all of the pieces of paper out and read every kind act you saw throughout the day. This can help promote positive behaviour changes toward one another, making them feel good about being kind to their peers.
Little Kingdom Childcare offers some of the best childcare centres in Sydney
If you’re looking for childcare in Sydney that teaches kids valuable life lessons, like being grateful in an approachable and gentle manner, contact us to book a tour with our friendly staff today.
Many of the best childcare centres in Sydney teach life skills to children at a very early age, like learning to be grateful and say please and thank you. These centres are also a fantastic way for children to get exposed to various cultural backgrounds and experiences. Our staff ensure that children learn all these lessons in a fun, collaborative and meaningful way that allows them to carry the things they’ve learned into adulthood.
Why you should teach preschoolers to be grateful
At Little Kingdom Childcare, we understand that most preschoolers are naturally self-centred, and it takes patience to teach them gratitude. However, we believe that they’re never too young to start learning how important being grateful is, and as your kids learn and mature, they begin to understand other peoples’ feelings and needs.
How to teach gratefulness to preschoolers
While saying ‘thank you’ can be obvious, some children may need a small reminder to do so. We also know that the ‘thank you’ may not seem genuine when you have to remind the child to say it, but over time and with practice, they’ll learn why it’s so important to be genuinely grateful. So when you discover a child thanking someone without being prompted, offer praise to reinforce them positively.
Model being thankful
Preschoolers enrolled in childcare in Sydney are exposed to staff who model being thankful daily. If the teacher routinely has guests, parent volunteers or other staff come to the class and help, they can create a thank you card poster to show gratitude. Encourage the children to join in when they thank volunteers or visitors. The kids can create cute thank-you notes or pictures when the volunteers or staff interact with them and proudly display them as reminders on the board.
Perform acts of kindness
Children can do or say acts of kindness when they’re concerned for other people. To encourage this, hand out kindness tickets at the start of each day. Encourage the kids to look for their peers to perform one of these acts, like saying please or thank you. Help them write down what they saw or heard and put it in a Kindness Jar. At the end of the day, take all of the pieces of paper out and read every kind act you saw throughout the day. This can help promote positive behaviour changes toward one another, making them feel good about being kind to their peers.
Little Kingdom Childcare offers some of the best childcare centres in Sydney
If you’re looking for childcare in Sydney that teaches kids valuable life lessons, like being grateful in an approachable and gentle manner, contact us to book a tour with our friendly staff today.