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Danielle D's avatar

That is so wonderful, such a bonding experience too ! I am quite find of handwritten notes and am actually going to make a point of writing longer items by hand as I usually type longer items and then include a small hand written note.

I actually became passionate are about this while gathering ancestral records.

A line in our tree included litters and diaries that had been preserved over hundreds of years & it was very important to me my nieces could read them and teach their eventual children to read them. The more I thought about it the depth of importance in so many ways became apparent. I really loved this post so much, im going to share it with the girls. ๐Ÿฅฐ๐Ÿ™โค๏ธโœจ๏ธ๐ŸŒป

Danielle D's avatar

YES to this- years ago local schools in my area didn't teach it & I found downloadable lessons online to teach the youngsters in our family. Its so important to remember that reasoning & motor skills are just that, 'skills' to be built. ๐Ÿ’ฏ๐Ÿ™โค๏ธ

Megan Crist's avatar

Yes! I love that you did that for your kids!

We have been through the alphabet now and write a few words after dinner each night to practice the connection of letters, but I really do feel like it needs to be taught in school.

Do you write by hand a lot? I have been trying to pull myself back from typing so much as well; I started drafting my posts by hand and I legit feel more connected to what I'm writing this way. It takes a little longer to then type it up (I guess my handwriting is too sloppy for the text reader in the camera app), but you're totally right skills to build and maintain. ๐ŸŒป