Write a letter to hand teaches many things: patience it takes to achieve it, the joy of waiting for an answer, discovery, the satisfaction in having achieved something personal.
Our children today are fast learning the use of computers, iPhone and iPad. It would also teach them not only beautiful but the speed with which they can work, but also the taste of the slowness.
Therefore, when possible, and not just write letters to Santa, but grandparents, friends, and send postcards from vacation spots. I will never forget the expression of my baby when he received his first package in the mail. You have already tried?