Grateful is the number one character quality, I think.

The most important quality to teach kids is gratitude.

When we see a child communicating gratitude, we need to say, I'm proud of your heart that you are grateful.

God is pleased that you're grateful for what you have and not demanding to have more.

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I'm Ann Wilson.

And I'm Dave Wilson, and you can find us at FamilyLife Today.com.

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Thank you. This is family life today. I can tell you're excited.

I am excited.

Tell us why.

I know you're excited.

I mean, I can feel it in the room.

Because we have Kathy Cook with us today who I've listened to, I've learned from. Kathy, you're like a superstar in her mind. That's amazing. Yeah, Dr. Kathy.

I mean, you've got a PhD, you're sharp, you're, I mean, here's what's crazy about you

is we've watched you many times. You never watched us, never listened to us, but we've watched you and you write about watched us never listened to us but we've watched

you and you write about parenting and you're not a parent that's true but you're a you are so good

i mean every parent's like she knows how long have you been writing on parenting the writing has been

for about 20 years the ministry's 33 old. I've always had a passion.

You have. Yeah. Can you go back? Because I feel like our listeners, it would really benefit them

just to hear your story, because it's pretty fascinating. Well, it would be fun. So I was a celebrated

kid, my brother and I both. And I just- What's that mean? just mean you're celebrated known in your own home

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