It’s been a long time since people regularly sent hand-written thank you notes and left notes by the refrigerator. Today, you’re far more likely to get a text, even from your spouse. I'm sad about ...

My 10-year-old son happily waved goodbye to his friends as they left his birthday party. Once they left, he tore the wrapping paper off his gifts, while I carefully made a list of which friend had ...

Remember the baby books we pored over to track all of those early developmental milestones? The chapters on tummy time, solid foods, walking, talking, colors, letters, numbers, reading and on and on.

I grew up being told the importance of writing thank-you notes. My children began resisting the task, seeing it as tedious and unnecessary. Now, they must write thank you notes before they are able to ...