Raising Grateful Kids in an Entitled World

by Kristen Welch

Welch discovered something counterintuitive as a parent. Saying “yes” too often wasn’t helping her kids. It was quietly putting them at 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.

She shares from her own family’s real ups and downs as she and her husband learned this lesson.

• Why giving kids everything backfires long-term
• Teaching the difference between “want” and “need”
• Building perspective through service and hard work
• A faith-filled approach to raising grateful, hardworking kids

With practical tips broken out by age group, parents can discover how saying “no,” when done in love, can lead to a much bigger “yeses” later in life – loving God, serving others, and becoming hardworking, fulfilled, successful adults.