Today we sat down for a bit and wrote letters together. He would ask me to write down words he couldn't spell:
After the first one I realised I needed to draw lines to help him stay on track as he took up far too much space.... It was lovely as an activity to do together and we have more to do tomorrow.
Do you encourage your children to say thank you by letter?
I'm in two minds about thank you cards when both parties have email. On the one hand I feel it is proper, polite, the right thing to do, shows good upbringing, etc.... On the other hand you can't argue with the environmentalists who advocate saving the trees and thanking by email. Sometimes I think we have to get over the notion that how it was in the past is necessarily good for the present. Just thinking out loud but either way it looks like a lovely shared family activity at your place so that's definitely good.
ReplyDeleteYes! My Mum always got us writing thank you letters and I've continued the tradition with our girls. I think it's a very nice personal thing to do,and I'm sure they end up stashed away somewhere by the person who receives them. It is getting more difficult to get my 11 year old to write them but I will perceiver .
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