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My kids stopped being appreciative of gifts. Now I make them write thank-you notes before they can use them.

My 10-year-old son happily waved goodbye to his friends as they left his birthday party. Once they left, he tore the wrapping paper off his gifts, while I carefully made a list of which friend had ...
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My kids stopped being appreciative of gifts. Now I make them write thank-you notes before they can use them.

The author always wrote thank-you notes as a child, and is making her kids (not pictured) do the same.Peter Dazeley/Getty Images I grew up being told the importance of writing thank-you notes. My ...
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My kids stopped being appreciative of gifts. Now I make them write thank-you notes before they can use them.

I grew up being told the importance of writing thank-you notes. My children began resisting the task, seeing it as tedious and unnecessary. Now, they must write thank you notes before they are able to ...