When we shop for holiday gifts, many of us look for things that will make our children happy. We can’t wait to hear their appreciative cries of “thank you! thank you!” once the wrapping gets ...

It can be a great opportunity for teaching gratitude, but should kids be expected to write thank you notes for all their gifts? We asked Michele Borba, Ed.D., parenting expert and author of several ...

“You can say ‘You’ll get the $45 if you want to buy gifts from the store, or we can give you $90 for materials for homemade gifts,’” he says. You’re teaching your kids the nuts and ...

Give a not-so-subtle hint . If straight talk doesn’t work, be bold. The next gift could come with a box of thank-you cards. Or send this column to someone who may forget or doesn’t know a note ...

Although a significant portion of the money spent on gift giving ($100 billion in the U.S. alone) is in buying gifts for kids, there aren’t that many ways for parent and child to collaborate on ...

They have both moved many states away, so gift-giving is remote and we are rarely present when gifts are received. Sadly for us, we get no acknowledgment or any form of a thank-you. In every other ...

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It’s a privilege to watch kids becoming ever-evolving versions of themselves, though that presents a challenge when it comes to gift-giving: The giftees grow up so fast.