Expressing Thanks At Christmas Can Start Early

Every parent knows how dangerous it can be to stand between a five-year-old and a pile of unopened presents under the Christmas tree, on Christmas morning. And once the present-opening frenzy has begun, every parent knows that attempting to interrupt a child, who's tearing wrapping paper, could lead to serious injury.

Santa usually brings the good stuff-every kid seems to know this, instinctively. The newest toys and games and dolls are exactly what were ordered in those carefully crafted letters the kids wrote to Santa, earlier in December. These are the real treasures of Christmas morning, the reason to rise early.

There are other victims under the tree, too. Wrapped as carefully as Santa's goodies, they appear very similar, but for one thing-the gift card, which identifies the sender as someone other than Santa Claus. These presents may be from Grandma or Aunt Jane or Cousin Billy or even Mom and Dad. In most cases, they aren't gifts that were requested in that letter to Santa. But, in many instances, they'll be some of the most useful, and used, gifts that are savagely opened this Christmas.

These are the socks and the underwear, the gloves and the snow-pants, the sweatshirts and the scarves, that your child would never think about asking for, because they're things that have always just been around.

Though these gifts may not be the coveted ones, the love with which they were chosen, bought and sent deserves recognition. Whether they were sent by a grandparent or an uncle or a family friend, someone went to some effort to get them here.

After the excitement of the holiday season, nothing will bring a smile to the face of an aunt or a grandmother, in the cold doldrums of January, than a thank-you note from your child. And in this age of e-mail and instant-messaging and voice-mail, there's almost nothing nicer than finding that thank-you note in the mailbox.

Your child may not know how to write, yet, but that doesn't mean he can't learn the art of the personal thank you, early. A smiling photo of him with the gift, taped or tucked into a greeting card, will receive a joyful welcome, when Grandma pulls it out of her mailbox.

Children are never too young to learn how to say thank you. Even though they may have received more exciting gifts on Christmas morning than the underwear that Aunt Mary sent, no gift was purchased and sent with more love, and no gift deserves more thanks.

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