Presents and Thank You Cards
However, along with presents come thank you cards. Last year, Froggy dictated her cards to me and I wrote them. This year, I thought that since Froggy is now six, she should write her own thank you cards.
Yet when I wrote out the thank you note for her to copy, the volume of writing was overwhelming, even though I had kept the language and words minimal. It was a struggle for her to complete it in one day.
So I am left with a set of choices all of whom I do not care for.
- Let Froggy dictate the cards again as she did last year. (on the positive side, the cards would be more in depth and convey more meaning)
- Make a form letter and have Froggy fill in the blanks (seems unfriendly and rude to me)
- Push Froggy to complete one a day - (down side it will take a long time and some cards will be late)
If there were few enough children that she could do the thank-yous in ~2 weeks, at one a day, I'd probably do that. And I'd count that towards her writing requirements for the day. However, if this is a huge struggle, I'd opt against it. Children are different. Froggy being 6 doesn't magically make her fine motor and hand strength perfectly suited for this task.
ReplyDeleteThere's nothing wrong with you writing the thank you, and her adding a closing "thank you" and her signature.
Form letters were unacceptable when we were children, but have grown in popularity. I might not send one to grandparent-types, but our parent-peers shouldn't have any issues with them.
So this comment is a little late, but I've only gotten a thank-you note once or twice after a kid's birthday party. I'd be so impressed to be getting a written thank-you that I really wouldn't care that it was a form letter! Besides, I think everyone can appreciate that writing personalized thank-you's for a whole party's worth of guests is a tall order for a six-year-old.
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