Bratty response to getting gifts

[Anonymous]

It's all in how you raise your children!!!

I AGREE!!!!

[Anonymous]

'I've worked as a hiring manager, and can tell you first hand that the candidate who stands up straight, speaks clearly and courteously, writes a proper, correctly spelled and punctuated cover letter, and sends a thank you note after the interview, has a head and shoulders advantage over her mumbling, careless, uncommunicative competition. Teaching your kids to write thank you notes to family members for gifts received (or to say thank you in person, and mean it, or, as the PP mentioned, thank them in a personal phone conversation) is the least we can do to prepare our children for the reality of the professional world. '


Yeahhhhhh!!!! kudos to you!!!!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Whenever I see bad behavior (not my own kids', which I correct in a different way), I use it as an opportunity to talk to my kids in private about how it wasn't the kind of behavior I like (and usually, how happy I am that they don't behave that way). It makes these kind of situations at least have a purpose. As for the child itself, before you give it to her why don't you simply ask her, "Can you please say thank you for the gift? It would make me feel like you appreciated it" At a minimum you would get the requisite thank you. You can't change the attitude, but you can at least let her know that you want the formality satisfied.

[Anonymous]

While I totally agree that a "thank you" should be given to the gift-giver for any gift, I have to disagree on formal thank you card thing. With my close family, we typically exchange gifts in person and open them up in front of each other. All the thank yous are given verbally on the spot. If a family member sends us a gift, we immediately call to thank them. For anyone outside the immediate family, we follow up with thank you cards. I think my immediate family would be a little put off if they received a formal thank you card. The whole family is very casual.