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[quote=Anonymous][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]

But, for small kids especially, presents galore is what Christmas super fun and special. Brightly wrapped gifts under the tree. Things to open. Cool toys to play with. Dont you love having a (small) pile of presents to open too?

Let him enjoy opening his presents. After 2 days or so, rotate them out and/or stash in your rainy day closet and re-introduce in Feb when the weather is bleak and you need fresh toys.[/quote]

I think there’s a balance for kids that young though.  I remember Christmas being sort of painful when my DS was 2 because it was a chore to get him to open all the gazillion presents from the grandparents. He just wanted to play with the ones he had already opened (but the adults did not want to sit around the tree all day waiting for him to open the rest).

That said, OP, a toy kitchen and food to go with it plus some puzzles does not sound excessive. The toy kitchen may be expensive, but it is a single object, so I don’t think you are setting up extreme expectations.[/quote]

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