How about a recap from one of the first blog posts from Childhood Myths?? December, 2010
How did those letters go that your kids wrote to Santa? Did they ask for too much…did you help them adjust?
1. Kids do not ‘need’ lots of toys – help them see the difference in needs and wants early. Make sure they understand that they will not get everything on that list, nor should they. Santa has many children to give to and shares his toys around the world.
2. Do not give your children all that they ask for. It saps the excitement from each moment because they begin to understand that, no matter what, they really will get it all.
3. Christmas morning at our house was always “stockings first”. The kids had to wake us up so we could go downstairs together for our stocking stuffers…small things – fruit, matchbox cars, socks. Everything was ‘oohed’ over and appreciated.
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not really awake, but ready! |
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older, and much more ready…with Corky |
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still in jammies, but helping up a storm! |
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Christmas brotherly love ![]() |
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