Hi Dr. Laura,

I thought of a clever way to teach my child to say "thank you" when a gift comes by mail or when he doesn't get to see the person who gave him the gift.

My son would receive things by mail, as we lived out of the area. When he received any gifts, the rule was he cannot play with the gift or cash the check until he either thanked the giver by phone or  wrote a thank you note! It worked well for us. Even at a young age, I would say, "let's call and thank them". When he was older he wrote the note then we would talk about cashing or banking. That's my clever little story for the day. It worked so well fo us that I had to share.  

I love your show and THANK YOU for it. It helps me so much in my life and in this crazy world we live in. Clear, concise thinking....what a concept! 

Gina 

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