Which one of us is being unreasonable-When to give Christmas gift

[Anonymous]

I can't imagine giving a child a gift on Christmas morning and then not allowing them to play with it. That's terrible!! I'd let the kid that was there play with it all day, then the other kid can play with it all day the next day.

[Anonymous]

Shared gift = opening together = waiting.

[Anonymous]

IF it’s a shared gift, they need to open it together. Frankly, I think the age difference makes this a really bad idea.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Shared gift - both kids open at the same time. DO it early and then get each child their own individual game to open on Christmas. I wouldn't do it as a shared gift. I'd do it as a household item and get individual games for each child so they have something of their own.

I like this idea.

Me too.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Parents open it and set it up. Nothing suckier than waiting for dad to set something up after you open it.

Kids play it as they are available. I have lots of siblings and that is perfectly OK.

In our house our kid is the one that can set these things up the fastest.

[Anonymous]

OP here. Thanks everyone for the suggestion. We’ve decided to give them the Xbox a few days before Christmas. I will have individual games for them to open Christmas day.

[Anonymous]

OP, that is a great choice. I can't imagine an 11 year old and a 5 year old having the same level of interest in video games regardless of how mature the 5 year old is. Playing call of Duty vs Mario Kart is totally different.

[Anonymous]

If they open it together there will be immediate fights about who gets to play. Open it together earlier and give separate games for Christmas

[Anonymous]

Just give the gift early on a day they are both there. Problem solved