my 7 year old loves to open gifts but is always trying to do this with her little sister we would like a peaceful christmas so i do not want to have to shout
anyone who can help make crimbo day go without tears please
2006-12-23 09:01:18 · 34 answers · asked by mum of 2 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Parenting
I had a similar situation ... I then got the older daughter to act as 'the fairy' and she was in charge of giving the presents out!! Whilst she was trying to read the card, her younger brother was able to open his without too much interference from her. When she did try, I would just tell her to find one that was for her! You do have to explain to her, before you start the whole opening up of presents, explain to her that everyone gets excited about opening their own presents, and she has to let everyone open their own!! Then tell her she can have the important job of handing out the gifts, and make sure you space hers throughout the whole thing. Perhaps have a special choc for her if she is really co-operative. I found it worked for mine, and on the odd occassion when she went a little determined, I would tell her she could open one of mine!! Good luck and I hope its a happy one!!
2006-12-23 10:03:39 · answer #1 · answered by lynne 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
get them to take turn to piece in opening them and give each other a round of applause when they have opened each one this may occupy her for long enough to get them all done with no tears or tantrums. I do agree tho that by 7 she should have a concept of the fact that this is wrong maybe she is after the attention that her sister is getting as ppl watch her open her presents
2006-12-23 10:51:26 · answer #2 · answered by shining star 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Firstly tell her that this isn't the way it should be... If this fails bring her some gifts and let her little sister open them without her prior knowledge and finally tell her that this is how her little sister feels when she had done that.... This I guess would make her understand and also resolve the problem...
2006-12-23 09:13:05 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
at 7 yrs she is old enough to understand the word no and certainly old enough to be reasoned with, and have the rudiments of what is right or acceptable and what is not. Placating her is only going to teach her that if she makes enough fuss she'll get her own way. Tears might be inevitable I'm afraid but good luck.
2006-12-23 09:11:55 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just explain to her that theyre not her gifts and its not fair on her sister if she opens her gifts too. You really shouldn't still be having this issue with a child of 7.
2006-12-23 09:05:12 · answer #5 · answered by serephina 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Make it a game, 1 prezzy at a time, guess the prezzy, then someone elses turn, give them a quality street when they have opened it, try anything. I had to, I had 3 girls and I remember those days well, long time ago now
2006-12-23 09:09:18 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Make them sit apart from one another, like on opposite sides of the room and instead of it being one chaotic mess of everyone tearing into the presents, have everyone sitting and opening them together. That way, she is too busy opening her own presents to mess with her sister's presents. Everyone's happy.
2006-12-23 09:08:45 · answer #7 · answered by chickmomma5 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
talk to her about it between now and then. If she decides to open her sisters gifts, take her out of the room and have her sit until her sister is done openeing gifts.
Your mom, you can make her stop. You dont have to wait for her to decide she's going to.
2006-12-23 09:04:55 · answer #8 · answered by amosunknown 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Tell her every time she takes one of her sister's gifts she's going to lose one of her own or lose a toy of hers. She wants her sister's things, but she certainly doesn't want to lose things of her own. Let her make the choice. If she makes the wrong choice then she chose the consequences. I bet it won't happen twice.
2006-12-23 09:05:16 · answer #9 · answered by Jilli Bean 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Make her choose one of her own gifts that she will no longer get to receive. She can open it and go with you to return it to the store. Cruel, but I bet it stops the problem!
2006-12-23 09:09:39 · answer #10 · answered by dallas_darling 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋