Raising Grateful Kids in an Entitled World: How One Family Learned That Saying No Can Lead to Life's Biggest Yes
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Summary
"But everyone else has it。" "If you loved me， you'd get it for me！" When you hear these comments from your kids， it can be tough not to cave。 You love your children--don't you want them to be happy and to fit in？
Kristen Welch knows firsthand it's not that easy。 In fact， she's found out that when you say yes too often， it's not only hard on your peace of mind and your wallet--it actually puts your kids at long-term risk。 In Raising Grateful Kids in an Entitled World， Kristen shares the ups and downs in her own family's journey of discovering why it's healthiest not to give their kids everything。 Teaching them the difference between "want" and "need" is the first step in the right direction。 With many practical tips and anecdotes， she shares how to say the ultimate yes as a family by bringing up faith-filled kids who will love God， serve others， and grow into hardworking， fulfilled， and successful adults。
It's never too late to raise grateful kids。 Get ready to cultivate a spirit of genuine appreciation and create a Jesus-centered home in which your kids don't just say--but mean！--"thank you" for everything they have。
Kristen Welch knows firsthand it's not that easy。 In fact， she's found out that when you say yes too often， it's not only hard on your peace of mind and your wallet--it actually puts your kids at long-term risk。 In Raising Grateful Kids in an Entitled World， Kristen shares the ups and downs in her own family's journey of discovering why it's healthiest not to give their kids everything。 Teaching them the difference between "want" and "need" is the first step in the right direction。 With many practical tips and anecdotes， she shares how to say the ultimate yes as a family by bringing up faith-filled kids who will love God， serve others， and grow into hardworking， fulfilled， and successful adults。
It's never too late to raise grateful kids。 Get ready to cultivate a spirit of genuine appreciation and create a Jesus-centered home in which your kids don't just say--but mean！--"thank you" for everything they have。
Reviews
Elizabeth Haarsma
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Felt like it was just a good time to read this book and reignite my parenting to stay faithful in what is right。
Takwa Gweegat
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I'm a Muslim and I loved this book a lot。 It perfectly fits my World view too: We're least self centered when we are busy working for others， we should pray for our kids because it's not all about what we do for their own good and it's Ok to feel weird。 Of course we're weird， we want to do more， give more， spend less time on our phones， dress modestly， read more， learn more， spend less money， own less things and live for the hereafter。 It's Ok if we feel weird because we're going against a very I'm a Muslim and I loved this book a lot。 It perfectly fits my World view too: We're least self centered when we are busy working for others， we should pray for our kids because it's not all about what we do for their own good and it's Ok to feel weird。 Of course we're weird， we want to do more， give more， spend less time on our phones， dress modestly， read more， learn more， spend less money， own less things and live for the hereafter。 It's Ok if we feel weird because we're going against a very strong tide of individualism and mundanity and that's perfectly fine。 。。。more
Holly Levy
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I was delightfully surprised by this book！ I just happened across it at the library and picked it up。 Super practical and Christ centered！
Shelly L
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Excellent book with a ton of great suggestions and strategies for families of children in all different age ranges。 Highly recommend it！
Erin
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Raising grateful kids in an Entitled World- ⭐️⭐️⭐️Kristen Welch knows firsthand it’s not that easy。 In fact， she’s found out that when you say yes too often， it’s not only hard on your peace of mind and your wallet—it actually puts your kids at long-term risk。 In Raising Grateful Kids in an Entitled World， Kristen shares the ups and downs in her own family’s journey of discovering why it’s healthiest not to give their kids everything。 Teaching them the difference between “want” and “need” is the Raising grateful kids in an Entitled World- ⭐️⭐️⭐️Kristen Welch knows firsthand it’s not that easy。 In fact， she’s found out that when you say yes too often， it’s not only hard on your peace of mind and your wallet—it actually puts your kids at long-term risk。 In Raising Grateful Kids in an Entitled World， Kristen shares the ups and downs in her own family’s journey of discovering why it’s healthiest not to give their kids everything。 Teaching them the difference between “want” and “need” is the first step in the right direction。 With many practical tips and anecdotes， she shares how to say the ultimate yes as a family by bringing up faith-filled kids who will love God， serve others， and grow into hardworking， fulfilled， and successful adults。It’s never too late to raise grateful kids。✨My Opinion✨This is a conservative Christian writer and publisher。 Scripture is quoted。 Viewpoints ok hot-button topics are touched on。 Some things I agreed with and may try to use with my children， some opinions I don’t agree with and won’t be implementing in our family。 Even with that， I believe that there is a lot of points and ideas that can be taken by any parent and applied to help reassess a family’s outlook on cultural excess。I found this book to be mostly personable and approachable。 The Author chose to use personal experience with her own kids to show her own need for the book she was writing。 I appreciated that candidness。 This was a great book to listen to while I was cleaning。 。。。more
Macenzie Koning
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Loved This！ So many great ideas to start implementing。
Ashley G
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Very practical book。 Loved the Christian Parent Manifesto at the end。
Lynn Coullard
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I’ll give this five stars for content。 The writing felt more like a blog， but she is a blogger so that makes sense。 I also felt that she could have gone further with some things an dig in deeper to bring the glory and focus back to God。 But it was a great beginning and good place to start！
Mercy Davenport
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Good book with lots of helpful focus on paying attention to our kid’s attitudes and hearts。 And to role model the behavior we want to see in our children。
A Grace
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The tag line doesn’t even do this one justice！
Rachel
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Very basic。 Summary version as follows: （1） Don't give your kids everything they ask for。 （2） Expect them to do chores。 （3） Expose them to poverty and disadvantage。 （4） Have rules around phones and internet use （is this really about gratefulness？）。 I。e。 nothing ground-breaking， I was fairly underwhelmed。 Very basic。 Summary version as follows: （1） Don't give your kids everything they ask for。 （2） Expect them to do chores。 （3） Expose them to poverty and disadvantage。 （4） Have rules around phones and internet use （is this really about gratefulness？）。 I。e。 nothing ground-breaking， I was fairly underwhelmed。 。。。more
Amy
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Good reminders with lots of the author’s real life examples。 I liked the real life applications at the end of the chapters。
Natalie Martin
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So much practical advice！ Will most likely be rereading this one again in the future。
Kelli
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There aren’t many things that annoy me more than a person writing a parenting book & acting like they know everything there is to know about being a parent。 I absolutely loved that Welch came from a place of complete humility when writing this book。 Not only did it help me relate to her more， but it actually made me feel like raising grateful kids is an attainable goal。 Such a great read！
Julie
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3。5 Important， relevant truths。 Repetitive。 Could have been a blog series and I think it was originally。 I was encouraged by how her kids still struggle。 And convicting to look at our own hearts honestly。
Jeffrey Bush
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A great， must read for every parent！ Very good。
AJ Kelley
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If you want to enforce a counter cultural life for your family， this is a MUST READ。 Some great points， but also just honest truths about the challenges of raising strong Christians in a secular world。
Kati Fry
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This Christian parenting book has some good advice and practical tips which I appreciated。 My kids are 4 and under and I felt like the book was geared toward older kids so maybe I’ll go back and read it again when my kids are older。 Overall， it was ok but there were some things I didn’t really agree with so I’m just taking it with a grain of salt。
Holly Curby
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The other day my 10-year-old son asked me if I would take him to a local sporting store。 Upon questioning his reasons for needing to go to the store， he shared with me that he wanted to use the money he had received from his birthday on buying his sister the longboard she had been eyeing for months。 I explained to him that she didn’t have a birthday approaching any time soon， Christmas is still months off， and the cost of the board is more than what we spend on such gifts。 He proceeded to try to The other day my 10-year-old son asked me if I would take him to a local sporting store。 Upon questioning his reasons for needing to go to the store， he shared with me that he wanted to use the money he had received from his birthday on buying his sister the longboard she had been eyeing for months。 I explained to him that she didn’t have a birthday approaching any time soon， Christmas is still months off， and the cost of the board is more than what we spend on such gifts。 He proceeded to try to reason with me that it was his money， he had thought about it long and hard， and he wanted to do this for his sister。 My son walked out of that sporting store that day， receipt in hand， longboard tucked safely under his arm and a giant smile on his face。When we returned home we found my 13-year-old daughter outside in the backyard mowing。 My son got her attention and pulled out from behind his back the colorful board。 My daughter’s eyes got big， her jaw dropped and she grinned ear to ear。 After thanking him for such a selfless gift she pulled me aside and asked me to take her to the local supermarket。 Now questioning her why she felt the urgency for me to get back in the car and drive her across town， she shared with me she wanted to use the money she was saving for that longboard to go get her brother the new scooter he had been wanting。 I’ve got to admit， at this point I was very confused why they were spending their money to buy each other such gifts when 1） there wasn’t a holiday and 2） they could have each just bought their own item。 Trying not to rationalize what was going on， I just appreciated that their hearts were thinking of the other and they were selflessly giving from their heart。 Needless to say， they both enjoyed their new wheels that evening。 Several nights later and they still go on rides together around the neighborhood。 Now， I’d like to tell you that this is how they always are， but I value the honesty I am known for in my character。 Ha！ Let’s face it， they are little humans and our human nature is selfish - so of course， they don’t always behave this way， but in this moment I relished in the satisfaction and thanked God that in a society that screams “me”， my children were focusing on each other。 This beautiful， selfless exchange between my children brought to mind the book Raising Grateful Kids in an Entitled World by Kristen Welch。 In this book Kristen helps us teach our children the difference of wants vs。 needs， teaching moments that us parents tend to miss with their kids， how we can make smart choices and cultivate obedience while living out God’s love in our home， how gratitude is a choice and even provides recommends resources for us parents to utilize to learn and implement more in our upbringing of our children。Kristen starts out reminding us as parents that “the only thing a child is really entitled to is his parents’ love” and that when they begin to expect， nor shall we even dare say demand， more than that becomes an issue。 This can help us as parents be reminded that just because our children want something doesn’t mean we have to provide it - they can earn it， work for it， or perhaps even go without realizing that we can survive disappointments and discouragements in life。 There are times one of my children has commented， “but it will make me happy，” to which I have then shared with them the heart issue behind such a statement and helped them understand the difference between joy and happiness。 In a world with temptations to keep up with the Jones’， I valued the validation from the author that “we cannot make our parenting choices based on what others are doing。” She goes on to say “we have to purpose our lives with intention。” This ties into the concept that when our children put in effort to get what they want （not the effort in throwing a fit， but effort in working for it， earning it） they tend to appreciate it more。 I saw this live out in my own life growing up and how my parents had us kids do chores， contribute to the family work days pulling weeds， serving others with our time and finances， and receive consequences for not doing so。 Everything we had we had a new level of appreciation and care for because we had made sacrifices to get it。 As parents we desire to have a close relationship with our kids， and therefore we can sometimes be tempted not to punish or follow through with consequences， but the author reminds us the fact that children actually crave structure - that structure often helps them feel more loved。 She goes on to share with us the importance of kids experiencing little disappointments so that they will best know how to handle major disappointments throughout life。 The author goes on to share with us seven potential problems of a child-centered home to include them expecting more of us and less of themselves， burdening them with unhealthy pressure， and reinforcing selfishness。 Overall this book does a fabulous job at helping parents equip their children to learn that the world doesn’t revolve around them and that it is a blessing to serve and celebrate others。 Want to help your children excel in life， contribute to society while investing in their community and others around them - then put this book on your must-reads today。www。hollycurby。com/resources-list 。。。more
Diana
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The author does a great job recounting her experiences raising grateful children。 However， I find that it's more geared towards older children and I thought this book would have more practical tips （but the author does write in the beginning that it is not a guide， just her experiences）。It's still a beautiful story to read and I enjoyed it even though it wasn't what I was looking for。 The author does a great job recounting her experiences raising grateful children。 However， I find that it's more geared towards older children and I thought this book would have more practical tips （but the author does write in the beginning that it is not a guide， just her experiences）。It's still a beautiful story to read and I enjoyed it even though it wasn't what I was looking for。 。。。more
Annie
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DNF: Not sure how her judgement of Caitlyn Jenner and premarital sex relates fostering gratitude and I didn’t stick around to find out。
Jen
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I got some good thoughts and tips here， but you need to set an example when it comes down to it。
Nancy
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Extraordinary resource This is one of those books that one should keep beside their bedside。 I will use this as a reference guide to my own gratitude。
Kristin
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Very good。 Ungrateful kids and our entitled culture really bothers me， and I rarely see parenting books， even Christian ones， that address it。 I ended up buying a physical copy of this when I was only halfway through the audiobook， so I'd have one to mark up。 Very good。 Ungrateful kids and our entitled culture really bothers me， and I rarely see parenting books， even Christian ones， that address it。 I ended up buying a physical copy of this when I was only halfway through the audiobook， so I'd have one to mark up。 。。。more
Tara
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I really like this book because it felt like a lot of her ideas aligned with my values and how my husband and I want to raise our children。 Appreciated the honesty， the practical tips， and the things to think about and ponder。 Will definitely read again and keep referencing， and have already recommended it to others！ So many great little nuggets of knowledge in this book！
Amber
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Some great specific advice about managing cell phone and technology for older kids。 Great resource to come back to。
Deanna Dickerson
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This book was good。 I felt like the writer spent a lot of time trying to convince us that kids are too entitled and entitlement is bad。 Unnecessary。 We’re already on board。 She had some good ideas。
Jill Tharp
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Nope。 Made it 25% of the way through and could not face any more of it。
Kathryn
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Appreciated the personal anecdotes， and nuggets of wisdom throughout。 The last 2 chapters were packed with practical direction。
Diane Weaver
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