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Teaching My Son to Write a Proper Letter
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Nathan R.New Dad
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Been thinking a lot lately about how my kids don't know how to write a real letter anymore. Everything is texts and emails. So I sat down with my 12 year old last weekend and taught him proper letter writing. Showed him how to address it, the greeting, closing with sincerity. We wrote a thank you note to his grandfather for his birthday gift. My boy actually seemed to care once he understood it was about respect and taking time for people who matter. His grandfather called me afterward saying it was the nicest thing he'd received in years. Might be old fashioned but some things shouldn't be forgotten.
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Yes. This matters. My kids think a text is communication. Teaching them to write an actual letter with pen and paper is a real skill they're missing. Good on you for doing this.
This is something I hadn't thought about but now I'm realizing my kids can't do this either. What does a proper letter even look like anymore? Are you teaching them formal business letter format or something personal?