How do you feel about parents that buy clothes for children as gifts if the child is not into the fashion yet ? It's almost like this sort of "gift" is not a gift at all..it's a necessity. I'm talking about the average child with average interests in the average middle class family.
I remember as a child (Under 10), I would get clothing for birthdays and holidays and I look back and think that clothing would have to be purchased anyway but parents try to disguise clothing as a Christmas present. Thats not what I wanted!
2006-09-19 07:18:27 · 9 answers · asked by KathyS 7 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Parenting
Buying a child a toy does not make them materialistic...spoiling them does.
2006-09-19 07:29:20 · update #1
I will buy my children clothing anyway...but if I buy something premium (Disney underwear, or sparkly socks) they are completely delighted. I have to buy stuff that is practical. They own so much "entertaining" stuff, it gets disgusting at some point.
2006-09-19 07:22:17 · answer #1 · answered by D.D. 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
yes, i too used to feel the same, however now being an adult, i get excited, and purchase clothing for myself often is the treat!
This having been said.... kids have soooooo many toys now a days they just don't know which ones to play with because there are too many choices.. i see nothing wrong with buying a nice outfit as a gift and maybe including a book, or small toy of some sort, this way you are giving a needed gift as kids ALWAYS need clothes, and at the same time are still giving the child a little something to play with.
I would personally appreciate a gift of clothing FAR more than a silly toy for my children. And if the children have been brought up with proper morals, they will have learned to appreciate ANY gift they receive, and be thankful for it =)
Best of luck
2006-09-19 07:26:09 · answer #2 · answered by ♥ goddessofraine ♥ 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We do both. My kids have five aunts and uncles on my side 6 on their dads, two sets of grandparents, friends and other people all buying them things for their birthdays and Christmas. Their rooms started to look like a toy store after the event so we finally said enough. We still get them toys but we also get them clothes as well. We know that between all the people buying their want list are going to be covered and throwing in something they need to helps out. The grandparents have even went a step farther and now get them a small gift to open and then put money in their savings accounts for them. To me it matters more that the child is acknowledged rather than what the gift is.
2006-09-19 07:53:53 · answer #3 · answered by Martha S 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
For little kids it probably isn't a big deal, but once they start wishing for certain toys, I can see where clothes would be a horrible let down. When I was in college I asked my parents to buy me a new pair of jeans from Wal-Mart a month before my birthday (I had been buying my own clothes since I was 16, and had only asked this one time.) When my birthday came I didn't get a present. I was so angry because my parents bought clothes for my twin brother all year and then still gave him birthday and Christmas gifts. Looking back, I was old enough to be less of a baby about it, but it was very frustrating. I can only imagine what it's like for an 8 year old to get socks instead of a remote controlled truck.
2006-09-19 07:25:23 · answer #4 · answered by S. O. 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I do not think that gifts of clothing are inappropriate, especially for most children of today who have an abundance of 'toys'.
I do think, however, that it would be thoughtful on the part of the giver to make the clothing 'special' with accessories such as a flashy belt, hat, jewelry or whatever might spark interest in the child.
2006-09-19 07:22:39 · answer #5 · answered by Puzzler 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because a lot of people cannot afford to just go out and buy kids clothes whenever. It teaches the kids to be grateful for what they have/get. Parents need to start from a young age teaching their children the value of money and hard work by not just handing things over to them because they want it.
2006-09-19 07:21:47 · answer #6 · answered by Ryan's mom 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I agree! I always hated getting clothes... it's like a non-gift. A child should get toys and games or things like that, not "practical gifts."
As a new parent, they can give the baby clothes to me, and give my baby things that she will enjoy!
2006-09-19 07:21:03 · answer #7 · answered by ♥♥♥ Mommy to Two ♥♥♥ 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
except that's some extremely specific or fancy element (leather-based jacket, or outrageously overpriced footwear), i do no longer supply my newborn outfits as a contemporary. clothing is a necessity that I must be offering for her. i like her to get books, and toys are ok nevertheless. I extremely have one aunt who often times recollects her, yet final 365 days she offered her pajamas that have been too small (no receipt), and a e book that she had already gotten. two times. for human beings paying for for my newborn, in spite of the fact that i comprehend it is not super, i've got self belief greater effective regarding the present enjoying cards, so as that she will %. out her own issues, and we could desire to constantly purchase outfits that greater healthful. She's no longer indignant. She likes getting present enjoying cards.
2016-10-15 04:21:18 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I do it all the time. To only get them toys is to teach them to be materialistic. By our getting our children clothes, it teaches them to be gracious and thankful for the thought that someone cared to remember them on their birthday or at christmas.
2006-09-19 07:22:53 · answer #9 · answered by Misty T 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋