How are you supposed to address an envelope to a child? ie. 6 yrs old?

Question

I am going to send a birthday card to my niece, however I am not sure if I need any extra information on the envelope since she is so young... please help!

Answer 1

Master for boys

Miss for girls

Answer 2

No, do Miss ... and the address just like a normal letter - she'll feel so grown up to receive it!

Answer 3

With her name and address. Surely whoever she lives with knows her name no matter how young she is.

Answer 4

Well when my son has a doctors appointment or dentist its always addressed to him and his 4.

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Answer 5

just put their name my nephew was 6 months old and i ship something half way cross country, it got there..

really if has the correct address and a name on top it'll get there

Answer 6

For girls, it has always been 'Miss'.  For boys, it is 'Master' until you are 16, then you become 'Mr'.  I grew up with these rules and still use them.

Answer 7

Miss or just her name will do.

Answer 8

I believe the correct title is "Munchkin". Failing that just the first name and surname is fine. When they're a bit older you could start using "Miss" or "Master".

Answer 9

No, just Miss whateverhernameis and the address.  

Answer 10

Just use Miss. I remember when I was that age and got a Xmas card in the mail with Miss on it; it was soooooooo excited. She'll love it; how sweet=)  

Answer 11

Just Miss  whatever her name is for a little girl.

At one time for a boy Master changed for Mr. (which is an abbreviation for Master) but I would suggest that nowadays it is polite to use Mr once they reach secondary school and definately when the voice breaks  

Answer 12

I don't understand? Does the postal service not deliver to minors?

What extra information do you think is required?

You could send a letter to my dog at our address, it would still get here.

Answer 13

The correct proceedure is Miss for a little girl and Master for a little boy.  This is what I was taught at secretarial school. However, especially the title Master appears to being used less and less nowadays so could be outdated.  One other thing I would say is if the girl or boy has the same name as his/her mum or dad then after the name, especially if you decide not to put Miss or Master then you should put eg -  G Smith jnr - as in junior.  This avoids confusion.  There has been many an arguement in households as children get older where the father or mother inadvertently open their family's mail.

Answer 14

Girls go as Miss.

Boys go as Master.

Answer 15

Hi you use "Miss" if its for a girl and "Master" if its for a boy  

Answer 16

Miss for a girl master for a boy ~~

Answer 17

miss (her name and surname)

Answer 18

I think Miss would be appropriate.  For some reason boys get saddled with the "Master + surname" as with a kid named Billy Bates, which would lead necessarily to a lot of tasteless hilarity.  

Answer 19

yes you can