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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think you should ask her if there’s anything she is grateful for about your house. And good time to teach her that comparison is the thief of joy. [b]And that the vast majority of the world barely has clean running water. [/b]And then explain how it’s so much more important to donate money to make other people’s lives more bearable than to have the newest and biggest of everything. [/quote]

No, don’t introduce the fallacy of relative privation. [/quote]

“Fallacy of relative privation” is not applicable here, as we are not making light of anyone’s situation or trying to diminish OP’s DD’s feelings. We are trying to teach gratefulness. There are studies done on happiness and how to increase happiness, and while many variables are up in the air, it’s clear that people are happier when they actively recall things they are grateful for as often as possible. To do that, you have to teach context and explain why you should be grateful for what we see as “normal” everyday things. [/quote]

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