Over 10 years ago, when life became hard, Ellen Webster set out to bring in some light, one handwritten letter at a time.

We received an invitation. We had been involved in the girls’ lives since they were 10. We always tried to treat them equally ...

Some parents still find thank-you notes important, while others don't. Parenting experts say teaching kids to express ...

Ashley Graef says one executive was so taken by her thank you note that he hired her to ghostwrite for him for several years.

I realized that I've always written thank-you notes from a place of guilt. I recently decided to stop writing them, and I'm not making my kids write them, either. We express our gratitude in other ...

(Between us, I will admit that my favorite gifts are notes of appreciation from students and parents.) In return, I have always taken the time to write careful and personal thank-you notes for ...

In return, I have always taken the time to write careful and personal thank-you notes for each of these gifts. Part of my motivation has been to set an example for my students, demonstrating the ...

These gifts often include mugs, chocolates, baked goods or gift cards. (Between us, I will admit that my favorite gifts are notes of appreciation from students and parents.) ...

(Between us, I will admit that my favorite gifts are notes of appreciation from students and parents.) In return, I have always taken the time to write careful and personal thank-you notes for ...

Your thank-you note should express your gratitude for the money and the person’s thoughtfulness, Goss says, and it’s a nice touch to add something specific you might spend it on.

This, too, is something my mother drilled into me: for birthday, bar mitzvah, and graduation presents, or whenever someone gives you a gift – big or small – you write a thank-you note.