http://blog.first5nevco.org/2008/12/22/managing-expectations-this-christmas/ for young children and their parents Fri, 02 Jul 2010 22:00:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://blog.first5nevco.org/2008/12/22/managing-expectations-this-christmas/#comment-55 Karen Gobert Thu, 08 Jan 2009 03:30:17 +0000 http://first5nevco.wordpress.com/?p=109#comment-55 I really identify with thiis article. Every Christmas I hear about people in shopping malls fighting over the IT toy and I cringe. I don't remember presents from childhood, I remember traditions. My daughter's birthday being a couple weeks after Christmas has allowed us to make some guidelines in this, her first year of holidays. We are celebrating Christmas with one gift, and many traditions, and then saving other gifts for her birthday. I am glad that other parents are trying to make the shift. I really identify with thiis article. Every Christmas I hear about people in shopping malls fighting over the IT toy and I cringe. I don’t remember presents from childhood, I remember traditions. My daughter’s birthday being a couple weeks after Christmas has allowed us to make some guidelines in this, her first year of holidays. We are celebrating Christmas with one gift, and many traditions, and then saving other gifts for her birthday. I am glad that other parents are trying to make the shift.

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