Keep it positive.
Your tone should be warm and friendly. Be sensitive to your sponsored child’s living conditions, and try to avoid writing about material possessions. Instead, write about your family, your neighborhood or your hobbies!
Give encouragement.
To encourage your sponsored child, be generous and give genuine compliments. Praise them for their skills and talents, and congratulate them when you learn they’ve made progress in school or in life.
Make it fun.
Share funny stories or send fun educational materials, like flash cards that translate their language to yours. Write a story together, or share something you’re currently learning about. Use your imagination and get creative to appeal to your sponsored child’s sense of fun!