One parent, who is a mother of 5, said she wishes more parents would consider giving gift cards to her children. "[A] gift card allows the kids to pick ... person and say thank you as opposed ...

Dear Annie: I have a family of grandnieces and nephews who never say thank you or let you know they ... my 14-year-old grandniece, a birthday card with a $20 bill in it, and I sent a text wishing ...

I recently decided to stop writing them, and I'm not making my kids write ... with a stack of thank-you cards, an address spreadsheet, and a list of gifts she received for her birthday.

While most of us were raised to write thank-you notes promptly, it seems some of us haven’t passed that bit of etiquette onto our kids ... a thank-you card for any of the birthday and Christmas ...