My children are #blessed with loving, kind, funny and generous grandparents. They take them places, let them spend the night on their house, do fun activities with them, and generally just make them feel loved, seen, and cared for. I don’t remember any of the times they spent money back. any time with them when they at least don’t have time small Present in the trailer. A new stuffed animal, a (another) Nerf gun, a Polly Pocket, a trampoline. Sometimes, let’s be honest, it’s too much. But TikTok account @morethangrand has advice on this all-too-common parenting question and everyone is method Okay, but the signals are crossed.
“If you find yourself buying your grandkids more gifts than you know their parents want, there’s a generous solution.” Bestie, say less… and say more later, because we want to know what that solution is.
“Too much stuff from grandparents is one of the biggest headaches for parents,” said DeeDee Moore, the grandmother who manages the account and affiliated website. “Seventy-five percent of the parents we surveyed wanted their grandparents to respect their wishes regarding gifts. Parents have many reasons for not wanting their grandparents to give them too many gifts. The one most cited by grandparents and most frequently waved at by grandparents is sheer quantity. Parents often don’t have Plenty of room to accommodate the toys purchased by indulgent grandparents (can confirm: I lived in my two-bedroom apartment when my kids were babies. never Can accommodate the couch-sized toys that often come into my house, thanks to my grandparents.
More people continue to point out that a particular grandparent is not only Someone who gives a child a gift and then provides some perspective.
“Suppose your grandson has four other grandparents and four aunts and uncles. Each of these people gives him a second birthday present. That’s nine gifts already, plus some for mom and dad. gift. We have reached 10 people,” she said. “But if all the grandparents bought him three things, and two aunts bought him a few extra things, that’s 22 gifts for a 2-year-old, and he’ll get it because of one (Proof: Toddlers love boxes.)
So what to do? Well, this is indeed a simple solution.
“While your grandchildren face the problem of receiving too many gifts, many children are in the opposite situation,” she said. “Take some of your purchases to Toys for Tots or another organization that provides gifts to less fortunate families. That’s the true spirit of giving.
Want to destroy? A kid who needs a little pampering? That’s almost it also Perfect!
So, grandparents, next time you see something too cute to pass up at TJ Maxx or Marshalls, go buy it and give it to a little one who will not only love it, but actually use it.
