As a greeting-card writer, I hate thank-you notes for weddings and gifts sent out of obligation. However, unexpected, genuine ...

Writing thank you notes also teaches children to respect others and appreciate how other people feel. It teaches children proper social manners that they’ll use the rest of their lives.

My children began to resist writing thank-you notes as they got older. Now I make sure they show gratitude before enjoying their gifts.

It’s time for me to come clean: For many years, I was a huge champion of thank-you notes. Once, asked for a piece of unsolicited advice in a radio interview, I encouraged everyone to write them ...

Your assignment today: Write a note of gratitude to someone to whom your thanks are overdue. It might be a schoolteacher, a ...

Dear Annie: I used to complain about not receiving thank-you notes, but how many times have you been to a shower where, at the end, the gift receiver graciously gives a heartfelt “thank you ...

John Israel began writing five thank-you notes per day in October and hasn't skipped a day since.

Writing thank you notes also teaches children to respect others and appreciate how other people feel. It teaches children proper social manners that they’ll use the rest of their lives.

My children began to resist writing thank-you notes as they got older. Now I make sure they show gratitude before enjoying their gifts.