Help Your Grandchildren Give Thanks

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: