T he idea of writing a hand-written letter might be foreign to kids these days, but there are still many skills children can learn from writing letters to their friends, family and loved ones ...

A letter includes a greeting, a body or message, closing and signature where you write your name. Take your time and write clearly, so the person you’re writing to can read your letter. First ...

Slate. Last week we dropped my two sons off at their first overnight camp. They are 9 and 11. They will spend almost a month there, and we will be here, at home, feeling weird about things. Since t… ...

Author Matt Mikalatos shares tips and exercises to teach parents how to write a meaningful and loving letter to their children. Dec. 23, 2015, 7:29 AM EST / Source : TODAY Matt Mikalatos ...

Digital tools are becoming a standard in early childhood classrooms. Many schools now rely on tablets, laptops, and typing ...

Writing a letter like this is such a quintessential Barbara Gormly thing to do. Of course, my health-conscious mother threw in an admonition to continue eating the fruit she loved pushing.

First, writing those letters helps a child practice their handwriting. With text and email so prevalent now, children spend less time with pen and paper, so this is a good way to practice penmanship.

Of all the things I’m sorry my children missed — music on MTV, The Love Boat on Saturday nights and playing Pac Man at an arcade — their biggest loss is never writing letters. A 20-gallon ...

Finally, writing letters to Santa gets your family into the Christmas spirit. Encourage the children to include drawings for Santa, or put stickers on their letter.