Teaching our children to write
Image via Wikipedia By Dr James Dobson Very few children today learn to write properly , whether in school or at home. But it’s a skill that they can learn if we take the time to teach them. The early development of my own writing career, which now includes a dozen books or more, began when I was in elementary school . My parents encouraged me and helped me grow in this area. I remember writing a letter to a friend when I was nine years old, after which my mother sat down with me and suggested that we read it together. I started the letter, “ Dear Tom , how are you? I am just fine.” My mum asked me if I thought that sounded a little boring. She said: “You haven’t said anything. You used a few words, but they were without meaning.” I never wrote that phrase again, although that is the typical way a child begins a letter. Looking back, I can see how, even at an early age, my mother was teaching me to write. It’s not that difficult or time-consuming, to encourage or teach our c...
