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So Much to Be Thankful For

With family gathered around the table, Thanksgiving is a time for opening hearts and talking about blessings. "One of the key predictors of a happy life is a sense of gratitude," says psychologist Aaron Cooper of The Family Institute at Northwestern University, the coauthor of I Just Want My Kids to be Happy: Why You Shouldn�t Say it, Why You Shouldn�t Think it, What You Should Embrace Instead (Late August Press, 2008). "Feeling grateful helps us stop comparing ourselves to others � and always desiring more than we have." Follow these tips to get grandkids talking about the things they're thankful for:

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Charlotte Latvala is a Pennsylvania-based freelancer who writes for Redbook, Parenting, American Baby, and other national magazines. She also writes an award-winning humor column on family life for the Beaver County Times newspaper.

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