Is it useful for parents to educate their children to write letters?

Among the ways and means for parents to educate their children, writing letters is a very good way, which not only has a good communication effect at present, but also has preservation value and commemorative significance in the long run (when children grow up, they will feel warm and moved when they see a thick stack of personal letters from their parents). Of course, you don't have to write to communicate, but writing is simply the best way when you encounter the following three situations.

First: when it is especially necessary to reflect the sense of ceremony.

Every Christmas since my child was 3 years old, I will prepare gifts and write a letter for my child in the name of Santa Claus. The letter will affirm the child's major progress in the past year and put forward suggestions for improvement. Because every year Santa Claus will give him a surprise gift, and he will also listen to what Santa Claus says, which is very important.

For another example, many people want to write a letter to their future adult children, so the handwritten paper version of this letter has a stronger sense of ceremony.

Second: When going out or on a business trip, it is best to write down the main points on paper and leave a message for the children.

When a child sees a letter, his attitude of taking it seriously is completely different from what he says orally, and he will finish it more seriously. Generally speaking, writing notes to children has basically been successfully completed.

Third: when parents and children have poor communication or conflicts (above junior high school).

Sometimes, when parents and children have conflicts because of something or other reasons, they can't communicate calmly. Writing letters is a particularly good way. When writing a letter, it will be easier to keep calm and think from the other side's standpoint, so that the written words will be more easily recognized, which is better than oral or electronic communication, or the preferred way.

I'm Yan Yan, my close mother. I integrate The Analects of Confucius and San Zi Jing into parenting practice and pay attention to the official account of WeChat: two mothers.