Do your children or grandchildren have too many toys? A trend that could become counterproductive in the long run.
Don't store avocado like this: it's dangerousYour children or grandchildren have too many toys? This could be the consequence of the transformation of the Christmas in a consumerist party typical of the last decades. A trend that could become counterproductive in the long run.
Giving Christmas gifts to your children is a wonderful experience if you live it in the right way but there are cases where gifts from parents only serve to compensate for their absence from an emotional point of view.
In other cases, if children are not taught a sense of proportion, receiving lots of gifts at Christmas could become nothing more than a boast to show off in front of schoolmates. But not all children, for example for economic reasons, can receive a flood of gifts at Christmas and this type of competition can create disappointment and discontent.
Not to mention that when the gifts become too many children risk getting confused and unable to recognize the true value of what they receive, so much so that some Christmas gifts after the initial enthusiasm end up forgotten in a corner in a few days.
Being surrounded by too many toys doesn't always make children really happy. A child who has many games and many new gifts still risks getting bored or struggling to use their imagination to have fun.
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In fact, children can play even without toys and it is precisely at that moment that their fantasy is activated.
Is there a middle ground?
Certainly. For parents who want to give useful and fun gifts to their children by choosing objects that will last over time and that can make them really happy just follow the rule of 4 gifts.
1) A gift to use: shoes, clothes, accessories.
2) A gift related to reading, for example a storybook.
3) A gift that the child has wanted for a long time.
4) A gift of any kind that the child really needs or that reflects a passion.
For example, for the last point, you could think of a gift related to sports or creative activities that children practice during the year, such as a musical instrument, painting material or a nice box of DIY creativity. -you.
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Following the rule of 4 gifts, children will receive new clothes or shoes, a book that will bring them closer to reading (perhaps bedtime stories), that gift they have wanted for a long time and another gift linked to their true passions.
So it will be much easier for parents to choose gifts more suitable and the time saved from shopping can be used to spend a nice afternoon of play in the company of the children.
More, all four gifts do not necessarily have to come from the parents. In fact, you can divide them, if you want, between grandparents and uncles and in this way the economic weight of Christmas will become lighter.
What do you think? How do you behave with your children when it comes to Christmas presents?
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