There always seem to be the same three groups of children in my classes.
There are the ones who get all the new toys and every item of designer clothing going; the ones who get them when they are painfully out of date; and then a third group - the ones who are blissfully unaware of these market-driven products and are happiest with a good ball or a bucket and spade.
The children in the third group come from a diverse range of social groupings, but they have one important thing in common. This is that the parents place more emphasis on family activities and on learning experiences than on material possessions.
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