Do youngsters (and adults) write “thank you” notes any more?
For Christmas gifts, birthday gifts, acts of thoughtfulness and kindness? Do they even take time to send an e-mail, Facebook or Twitter thank you?
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The day after Christmas, my mom sat us four children down at the dining table where we wrote “thank you” notes to friends and relatives who had given us gifts. The same occurred after our birthdays.
There was no need to object. It simply was what you did…to write thank you notes of appreciation for what you had received.
I’ve taught this to my daughter and she to her children. Even though they live with us, the grandchildren frequently write thank you notes to my husband and me for gifts and something we’ve done for them.
I know there have been times when we’ve all forgotten or didn’t get the notes written in a timely fashion. However, I hope these were few and far between.
Most people enjoy receiving a hand written note, even in these days of electronic correspondence. Doing something is important whether it is:
- A hand written note
- A postcard
- An e-mail
- A phone call
- A text message
- A message on social media like Facebook or Twitter
- A person-to-person thank you
- A card the children or you have made
How you teach your children to say “thank you?”
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