Kids and Christmas gifts

well i have only one child, i used to spoil her with many gifts when she was 1 till she turn 3 but now that she is 4 and more knowledgeable I explained to her that she cant have more gifts than she used to. for reasons that family having problem financially, i told her that mom and dad isn't earning much money anymore and she understands it. i was so amazed that kids now a days really grow up much faster.she even suggesting to me that we better give up all her used clothes to all those typhoon victims that she saw on tv than getting her more gifts. she said eating french fries and burger on a food chain is all enough for her and I was really amazed on how kids now a days think.

I don't have a rule as such, but it's usually dependent on how much I have to spend and I put a limit on that. If I can find several interesting gifts for a low price, they get more, if not, they get less but more expensive gifts. I'm talking grandchildren here since my children are all grown up and that's a different story when it comes to gifts!

When I was a kid I got many gifts. But then Again my sister was out of the house and my dad loved to spoil me. Now there are no kids in the family so we all just agree on what amount and stick to it. But with Sugar and her new brother/sister you may have a limit but the gtand parents on Hubby's side will disregard it. I think it is wise to get the same amount to both. But I'm not surprised, you are wise.

Since our daughter's birthday is on Christmas , my husband and i gives her two gifts - one for Christmas and one for her birthday. So, she gets 4 in all ,from me and my husband. But in addition, she gets a lot from her aunts, aunties and grannies. Now that she is turning 21 years old and since she got 18, she asks that it be in money so she can buy the things that she really likes.

ShyBear88.. I always gave a lot of gifts..Children love opening presents so I wrapped some inexpensive items along with 'normal' presents. I was very careful to have the same number of gifts and approximately the same size of gifts for everyone. LOL kids notice things like that. If nothing else I would put smaller boxes into a large box to keep the sizes pretty much the same..

I dont really have a rule about it but we have 3 children and not a lot of money. Were raising our kids to be grateful for anything they recieve. We dont spend a lot because we just dont have a lot. Since their truly grateful for anything it makes it a lot easier for us. Im so glad we never spoiled any of them because they are not brats when they get dollar store items, they truly love everything. We just try to make sure they have close to the same amount so none of them feels left out. =)

I don't have a specific rule for how much I am spending at Christmas, however I think it's important to remember that the more you buy for your children, the more they are going to expect from you in the future. When my friend's daughter was 8, her Mother used Christmas as an excuse to get some things for her that she wanted, and this has meant that she has had to continue buying her as many things in the future which costs her a lot of money, but once you set the standard, there isn't all that much that you can do about it.

Well.. i have three kids and they all will be receiving one gift each.. last night we asked them what would they like to receive from Santa and my daughter was a barbie doll ( in between her sentence she was muttering..psp..puppy in my pocket and play-doh) lol but she then decided a barbie it is..then my son wants a remote controlled car and my youngest one still does not know what he wants so the other two decided what to give him, a remote controlled car as well. It is fair and i know they will be happy .

For me, I really don't buy that many things throughout the year for my children, so I really do tend to go a little bit overboard when it comes to Christmas. From my husband and myself, each of the children get four outfits and a package of socks. Their sibling gives them a toy. Then from Santa Claus, the kids get one large item (this year it will be bicycles) and six smaller items. I really have this thing about odd numbers of gifts.

I only have one and there is more a money amount that I am not willing to go over. I set that amount early in the year, and then set stuff aside as I find it for a good price. For my parents, they tried to do a similar amount money wise, but always had the same number of presents. My brother and I were 4 years apart. He would have noticed if I had gotten one more present than he did.

Hi skyBear, thank God I never was faced with those issues when my children were kids...They are grown now..But neither did we ever have that issue with the grands either.. Each one of them were their own person with different personalities and they received what interested them they were not jealeous at all of each other getting more than the other.. Christmas anyway are more for the children and I think as long as there are presents under the tree with their names on them they will be so happy.... "whos's counting"????? May you and your family have a wonderful holiday.....