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Saying Thank You
Saying
"please" and "thank you" is one of the most pleasant and basic of
all good manners. Yet children and adults a like often forget to say
thank
you. I received a very creative "thank you," from my niece this summer
that
reminded me how nice it is to be thanked.
My sister and her
family are missionaries on the other side of the
world. I had wanted to give my niece, Olivia something special just for
her
that she could receive in the mail. I was hoping she would like it, and
I
was both surprised and delighted when I saw her respon
se.
When she received
the package I had sent to her for her birthday, she
responded that very day with a picture of her displaying the Minnie
Mouse
card we especially selected for her, wearing the pretty necklace and
holding
the other "First Lost Tooth Pouch" that we had bought for her just for
fun.
She
sent a sweet little note
by email and attached the picture. I was so
pleased at the thoughtful gesture. I realized just how very polite we
can
teach our children to be. When we teach them to say thank you, we are
also
teaching them a very important character quality called: Gratitude.
There
are many ways you can say or show thankfulness, but the important
thing is that you do it and do it right away! Manners expert, Emily
Post
says send a thank you note that very day, or at least the next. Are we
a
part of a culture that's too busy to say thank you? If so, we've lost
the
art of being polite. Teaching our children common courtesies is
important
and we can use these opportunities to teach them in very natural ways.
I
confess, many times I have been caught up in business that I haven't
been as
polite as I should have been, but there's always room to grow.
Happy Thanking!
Copyright © 2008-2015 Debbie Reynolds Harper
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