The importance of writing thank-you notes is emphasized through personal experiences shared by a parent. The writer recalls their upbringing, where they were taught to show gratitude through thank-you notes and verbal acknowledgments to parents and servers. Initially, their children embraced the task when they were toddlers, creating drawings as expressions of thanks. However, as they grew older, resistance set in, prompting the establishment of a rule requiring notes to be completed before playing with new gifts.
As soon as I learned how to write my name, my mother had me sign thank-you notes she had written on my behalf to the generous friends and family who bought me gifts for my birthday or the holidays.
When my children were still toddlers, I tried to instill in them the same habit of writing thank-you notes. Each time they received a gift, I asked my children to scribble a drawing that we would give to the gift-giver.
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