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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]With Christmas coming up, I’m wondering how often you buy toys for your kids?

I have a two-year old DS. Late September birthday. I’m trying not to raise a spoiled brat, and I don’t want to set the precedent that Christmas is a bonanza, but on the other hand, I want him to have some new puzzles, a play kitchen, and a few puppets. I’d like to dole these out over the year, but I don’t want to raise a spoiled brat who gets presents all the time.

Any advice for me?[/quote]

2 year old is too young for a big Christmas, I think . . . it just hypes them up but they don't really appreciate it. I would just get the play kitchen. Bring the puppets and puzzles out in Jan/Feb as winter gets long. They don't have to be "presents," just hey, let's play with this. Fun. At this age I think it's good to de-emphasize the idea of getting gifts as some special big deal. They just want to play and they don't really care where it comes from or whether it's their "property" beyond getting to use it when they want.[/quote]

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