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• Is It Ever Too Late for the Thank You Note?

  We do a lot as a family around this house. But the thank you notes? Somehow they landed in my court - for all three of us.  This year, I've rebelled. Instead of writing out sweet, thoughtful notes pretending to be my daughter and allowing her to make a scribbly mark at the bottom to signify they are from her, I've told her she has to draw pictures.  For everyone. Read More... Posted Jan 15 2009, 03:46 PM by JeanneSager with | with 4 comment(s) Filed under: presents, pictures, crafty, thank you notes, Jeanne Sager, handmade, pre-schooler, grateful, thank you, gracious, thank yous, drawings

• Ungrateful Brats Get Their Comeuppance

  It's true. Or actually, the reverse is true: kids who express gratitude are healthier. So there. A new study reports that kids who took place in daily gratitude exercises were more alert, more determined, more enthusiastic, more attentive, and more energetic than kids in a control group who focused on their daily hassles. Read More... Posted Nov 19 2007, 05:58 PM by Karen Murphy with | with 4 comment(s) Filed under: kids, gratitude, thank you notes

• Judgment Day: Thank-You Notes? What Are Those?

  Growing up,  I dreaded the week off from school between Christmas and New Year's. Why? Why wasn't I happily playing with my toys or reading my new wealth of books? Because I was miserable, that's why. There was something hanging over my head. Something I hated doing, resisted doing, procrastinated about doing:   Read More... Posted Nov 09 2007, 08:28 AM by Karen Murphy with | with 32 comment(s) Filed under: parenting, kids, holidays, Judgment Day, thank you notes