Teach Your Kids to Say Thank You-Kiplinger — kiplinger.com

Sitting on my kitchen counter at home are four thank-you cards for Christmas gifts, one of them from my husband's 90-year-old Aunt Helen, who writes regularly—and promptly—every year to thank us for the Christmas wreath we send. I'm not as prompt as Aunt Helen, so when her card arrives, it reminds me to write my own holiday thank-you notes. And just in time: January is National Thank You Month. It strikes me that all of the cards I've received are from adults. Sending thank-you notes may be becoming a lost art among children, much like writing in cursive. And this neglect may be enabled, if unintentionally, by busy parents who don't encourage their kids to take the time to write. Let's face it: Kids are unlikely to extend the courtesy spontaneously on their own; they require a little nudge from you.

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