Before the New Year, children write letters and ask Santa Claus to give them a gift. What should parents do if, for certain reasons, they do not have the opportunity to give children the gifts they ordered?
Any parent can face this problem. If you suspect that you will not be able to buy this or that thing for your child, you need to take care of this in advance - it is best to do this before the child writes the letter, you need to get involved in the process of writing the letter. Also at this moment, you can gently direct the child's thoughts in the right direction and gently push him to choose the right gift. But what if the time is lost and the letter has already been written? It will be great if the child receives as a gift what he asked for, because children believe in miracles and expect Santa Claus to fulfill their cherished dreams. Let's talk about why you can't give your child what he wants.
The gift is expensive
Try to realistically assess the scale of the disaster. Perhaps you will be able to cut back on New Year's expenses and give your child exactly the gift he is waiting for. Or you can pick up an inexpensive analogue of the desired toy.
For example, a boy asked Santa Claus for a helicopter on the control panel, but his parents did not have the funds for such an expensive gift. And they got out of this situation with dignity: they found a helicopter in the store that is launched manually, but flies as well as a radio-controlled one. The child was satisfied. Or another case: a girl asked for a Barbie doll with a collection of outfits and a house where she would live for the New Year. Parents bought only a doll. Mom sewed clothes for her, and dad made a dollhouse with his own hands.
Inappropriate gift
You are not constrained in funds, you just do not want to give the child what he asks for. Let's look at the reasons for your refusal together.
Your child asks Santa Claus for a new doll or car, but there are so many of them already that you do not want to buy another one. Perhaps you should think about the fact that the purchase of another, no one knows what kind of handbag (blouse, dress, etc.) for themselves, someone may consider unnecessary.
Or it seems to you that the child has chosen a gift that is not suitable for his age. Adult children sometimes ask for toys for the New Year, and kids, on the contrary, choose a gift for older children. Maybe you shouldn't upset the child and spoil the holiday mood?
If you are one hundred percent sure that you do not want to present the child with the gift that he asks for, then you will have to dream up a little. Write your child a letter from Santa Claus, where you describe in detail why he cannot receive as a gift what he wished. You can write that on the way with Santa Claus some unpleasant incident happened, as a result of which all the gifts broke, and he had to buy others. Below is an example of such a letter, it can be slightly changed for a specific situation, but the meaning remains the same.
Hello dear ... (child's name)!
I received your letter, in which you wrote that you dream of a car park with a set of cars. I always try to fulfill the wishes of children and prepare gifts in advance. Until the New Year, all the gifts are kept at my home, and just before the holiday I load them into the sleigh and distribute them to the kids. I try to give everyone exactly what they want. I received a lot of letters that day and worked tirelessly.
I read the letter, chose a suitable gift from my stocks, my assistants packed it and put it in the sleigh so that on New Year's Day I could quickly deliver presents to the children on my magic sleigh. I read your letter and went to get the car park.
I wanted to put your present with the others, but it was too high on the topmost shelf of my magic cabinet. To reach him, I had to reach the ladder and climb it. I took out the box in which your gift was kept, and was about to go down, when suddenly my staircase crashed through. And I fell to the floor.
But don't worry about me, I'm fine, my little friend! There was a huge stuffed toy on the floor, and I fell right on top of it. But your gift is not as lucky as I am. He fell to the floor, the box opened and your parking lot was scattered in all directions, and cars crashed. I felt so sad that now I could not fulfill your wish, and I cried. For a long time I could not calm down, and then my dear Snow Maiden came and reassured me.
She promised that we will definitely pick you up another gift instead of the spoiled one, and you will like it no less! I really hope for it. Santa Claus.
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