Nursery World - A parent's guide to A caring Christmas

The festive season is also the biggest shopping season of the year, with more and more people being placed under pressure by the expectation of large gifts and lavish entertainment. All of this can have a negative effect on families. Some people may even get into debt as a result of the expense involved, only to find that many pricey toys are ignored after just a few weeks' use.

Some people may even get into debt as a result of the expense involved, only to find that many pricey toys are ignored after just a few weeks' use.

Is there another way to celebrate the season?

Some families make a conscious shift away from the commercialisation of the season and decided to use their holiday as an opportunity to teach their children to look beyond their own wants and into the lives and needs of others.

Teaching children to look outside themselves may go against their natural inclinations at an early age, but this is a great time to begin to develop an outward-looking perspective on life.

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