If you do have your kids write out thank you notes, what age did you start? How much did you help? How do you feel about those short, generic fill-in-the-blank cards (“To ___, Thank you for ...

Your thank-you note should capture some of those good vibes and send them right back. Since the medium is the message — and the local drugstore card aisle never seems to cut it — I asked seven ...

Here's all the proof you need to get your kids cracking in the handwritten thank-you note department. 1. Because manners aren't dead, damn it! Whether they whip out your iPad and get to work ...