hes been telling us that they want things that he wants so of coarse he will be playing with the stuff,but should we put their names on the gifts? i tried telling him that it would be best if he made them something but he said a big fat NO now what?
2007-11-19 02:19:06 · 14 answers · asked by mommy m 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Grade-Schooler
This is funny because my son has this stuffed cat that he is SURE is alive and living! I wouldn't buy the pretend friends. The friends are very real to your kids but I don't see why you should buy gifts for them. What I did was buy one of those little stockings for my son's stuffed animal. It's very small and we used it to fill with candy. Of course my son ate it but it was a nice thing to do for my son. He had fun with it. That only lasted one or two years.
2007-11-19 09:45:06 · answer #1 · answered by musicpanther67 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Well, no offense if you're in this situation but if I had a completely out of control six year old I wouldn't get myself any gifts for Christmas. Kids behave not out of bribery but out of respect. If he didn't respect me I'd look at myself and wonder why. Obviously, there is an issue with the parent not the child if the kid is undisciplined enough to be 'out of control.' So, yes, I'd buy the six year old gifts. I'd also do myself a favor and ask for a few parenting books for Christmas.
2016-05-24 04:38:40 · answer #2 · answered by diana 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How about give the imaginary friends imaginary toys. Real kids get real toys. It should be a simple enough concept for a child to grasp. If you don't want to buy gifts, just try this and stick to it. It's ok to tell kids no, he'll get over it.
2007-11-19 07:08:54 · answer #3 · answered by LoopyLou 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would not tag the gifts to his 'friends'. If you want to get him the gift, give HIM the gift. If he wants to share that gift with his imaginary friends, or if he wants to give that gift to them, then I would allow him to do so... Though if he says he is going to give them to the imaginary friends... then he really shouldn't be allowed to play with that toy in the future as he has given it away... right?
When he asks for something for the imaginary friends maybe you could just say... "well you know if 'tommy' gets it, then you won't be able to play with it." Maybe that will change his tune.
2007-11-19 02:24:28 · answer #4 · answered by vanessa 4 · 3⤊ 1⤋
tell him that they will be getting presents from Santa and that you really don't need to buy them anything suggest that he makes them each a card and mail them for him I did that with my kids and they were more than happy with the results (be sure you can take a few minutes to make a return card form each friend and mail them back to your child. They will outgrow the pretend friends in a year or so.
2007-11-19 02:29:19 · answer #5 · answered by searching for friends 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It would seem a bit hypocritical of me to say you shouldn't give into his delusions if Santa is in the mix. However, I really don't think it's necessary for you to address the gifts to his imaginary friends. Address them to him, and if he's feeling generous, he can "give" them to his friends on his own.
2007-11-19 09:55:52 · answer #6 · answered by elizabeth_ashley44 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
NO!! Imaginary friends are one thing, but you going to the extreme of giving them gifts is another. You are the adult....tell him no.
2007-11-19 04:25:41 · answer #7 · answered by Mrs. Jack Sparrow ♥ 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
there is no harm in going to the dollar store and picking up something for his imaginary friends but i would not wrap them just give them to them on christmas day.
2007-11-19 05:01:43 · answer #8 · answered by favorite_aunt24 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yea, I'd just tag them to him only. I think he'll get over it not being tagged to them cuz it'll be Christmas and he'll be excited about the gifts. If he gets upset tell him you are HIS mom so you could only buy for him but he is free to share with 'them'.
2007-11-19 02:28:02 · answer #9 · answered by ame dragonfly 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
No, make all the gifts to him. Having pretend friends isn't bad, but don't encourage it.
2007-11-19 02:25:31 · answer #10 · answered by tanner 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋