Mother-Tested Techniques for Getting Kids to Write Thank-You Notes

• Say this to your kid, "You can't play with your gifts until you write your thank-you notes!" Put the gifts away and dole them out as the thank-you notes get mailed. Let your child help determine the order in which the notes will be written.

• Sit with your child while he writes one or two notes each day. Plan a little reward to celebrate the completion of each day's progress. Let your child help determine the order in which the notes will be written.

In addition to the five-step process, the twelve sample notes, the list of fifty adjectives, and the fill-in-the-blank form, you'll also see:

• Four reasons why it's important to write thank-you notes
• Eight ways to describe why a gift is special
• Six ways to make each note look unique
• An organizer page that makes it easy to get started and stay on track
• A special tip for writing a gracious notes for weird or strange gift