Good manners are essential to getting along. Now we also learn that saying thanks is healthy. Studies at University of Illinois, University of California at Davis, Hofstra University, indicated that those who express gratitude suffered less stress, depression, headaches and chest pains.
Kaboose.com, an ad rich Disney website, had a column on “How To Teach Kids to Say Thanks.” by Scott Reeves. Some ideas: teach them by example, show them how, tell them why, let them practice, remind them to say thanks in private, and compliment them on how well they handled it. On a lighter note Reeves also suggests that giving children a gift as a reward for saying thanks “is a mistake.”
John Paul @JohnAguiar thanks his new Twitter followers by recommending them to his 74 thousand followers. But John is especially gracious with those who retweet his tweets: he thanks them, #ff, retweets them back, and follows them.
If you google “Thank you notes to donors” you’ll see close to 2 million suggestions. Many sites mention a study that a thank you letter to a donor can generate 39% more donations.
Happy Thanksgiving
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