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There are four qualities that distinguish highly grateful people from less grateful people. They experience gratitude:<\/p>\n\n

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(1) More intensely for a positive event<\/p>\n

(2) More frequently throughout the day<\/p>\n

(3) With greater density for any given benefit (i.e., they are grateful to more people for every positive event)<\/p>\n

(4) They’re grateful for a wider span of benefits at any given time in their lives (e.g., for being included in an activity, or for succeeding on a test, or performing well in a game).<\/p>\n

\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n<\/blockquote>\n\n

Therefore, one way you’ll know that your child and you are becoming more grateful … is that you’ll both start to noticeably embody these four qualities.<\/p>\n\n

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