Comments on: Should Your Kids Send Thank You Notes?: The Joy/Job of Gratitude

By: Anne

Anne — Fri, 22 Jul 2022 20:00:32 +0000

Thank-you for your input…I agree.
May I recommend The Book of Courtesy..written by Sister Mercedes in the early 1900s and then rewritten later on to adapt to modern times.
I enjoy this publication and hope you will too.

By: Lou Stuart

Lou Stuart — Mon, 02 May 2022 16:56:54 +0000

Gratitude is a learned behavior. I am so grateful that my parents taught me gratitude and proper etiquette. I am 55 by the way and I taught my son to send acknowledgement cards as well. At the end of the day, no one is any busier today than they were 30 years ago. I believe showing gratefulness is a life skill and should be taught in school. Call it old fashioned if you will. Please teach your children gratefulness – our future depends on it.

By: Gerry Pong

Gerry Pong — Wed, 16 Feb 2022 16:34:14 +0000

My daughter(s) say if you give my children a gift and want a thank you, don’t bother. They have not taught their kids to acknowledge gifts of any kind.

By: Thank you...

Thank you... — Thu, 14 Jan 2021 22:39:41 +0000

Thank you notes or at the very least a phone call or text. People register for every thing they want these days. Yet, after they recieve a gift, no response! It is as if it is expected! People spend their hard earned money and take the time to shop. Get off your cell phones and do be grateful that people think enough of you or family member to go the extra mile and expense, I bet you would sure hear from one of them if they received ZERO for a birthday or baby gift.

By: Chelsey

Chelsey — Sun, 06 Sep 2020 20:33:15 +0000

Like you mention, I wish we could remove thank you notes from their tie with consumerism. I send thank you texts (and sometimes cards, depending on the recipient) for gifts I actually am grateful for, like someone helping around the house or sending me something they knew I needed. I’m not grateful for junk. Therefore, I never know what to do when it’s something given thoughtlessly and out of obligation that went straight from the package into the “donate” bin. What do you do when you sincerely want people to just stop?

By: Ohioren

Ohioren — Fri, 27 Mar 2020 09:24:34 +0000

Nice article. Been grateful is something everyone should learn. It is a habit that should be pass on to the kids. So when my kid sends a thank you note, it gladdens my heart.

By: anupriya

anupriya — Tue, 04 Feb 2020 13:30:18 +0000

I loved how you have inculcated this value of gratitude in your kids via Thank You notes. I have been trying to teach my kid the value of thank you by asking him to write three things everyday that he is thankful for. But I think I need to add this dimension about saying thank you to the relevant person too.

By: Lucky Ibeakanma

Lucky Ibeakanma — Wed, 29 Jan 2020 09:04:11 +0000

Wow! This article moved me to tears. I am not one to expect gratitude from someone when you extend a nice gesture to me but I definitely know that gratitude paves way for more blessings. I will definitely teach my kids same when they start coming.

By: Meg Collins

Meg Collins — Tue, 21 Jan 2020 21:31:07 +0000

In reply to Cady. Cady - we couldn't agree more!! Thanks for the comment!

By: Cady

Cady — Tue, 21 Jan 2020 19:13:29 +0000

I hate thank you notes, and I agree with your husband. It turns a gift into a transaction. I am all for showing gratitude, and will sincerely thank anyone for just about anything.

But what bothers me is that never in my life have I received a thank you note from a man. They are ALWAYS from the mom or the wife. I made my husband write (a couple of) the thank you notes when we got married, but I am the only one who writes them for gifts for our toddler. It seems like one more piece of mental and emotional labor for women to take on, and my life is already busy!