Holiday Gift Guide

Simple Families

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Kids & Family, Parenting, Education For Kids

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🗓️ 20 November 2019

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

Ready for a mindset shift around gifts this holiday season? In today’s episode, we are discussing how to gift with intention. This includes shifting the conversation around gift-giving with your kids and choosing gifts that will keep-on-giving. I’m also sharing the 10 items on the Simple Families 2019 Holiday Gift Guide. Show Notes/Links Shifting the conversation about gifts Buying more intentionally this holiday season The problem with experience gifts Front-loaded vs. back-loaded gifts My Holiday Prep chat with Erica, Rachelle, and Zoë How to Get Your Kid to Play Independently Podcast Episode How to talk with extended family about intentional gift-giving: “Our kids love spending time with you and I’ve enjoyed seeing your relationship grow. I fear that too many packages may distract them from appreciating all the wonderful gifts that you bring as a person. I want them to look forward to special time with you more than they do the gifts. How can we work together to keep them focused on the important stuff?” [Quote from Denaye’s Book Simple Happy Parenting] Simple Families Toy Gift List 2018 Simple Families Toy Gift List 2017 2019 Holiday Gift List Links Ocean Bingo + Sea Life Book Library Book System: Book Bin + Book Tote Green Kids Crafts (Code EARLY70/GIFT40) Storyworth Family Collage: Large Canvas + Paint + Decoupage Sprout-Kids: Table + Stools + Chairs (Code SIMPLE10) Mindfulness Kit: Little Renegades Cards + Lavender Spray + Mindfulness Book Binoculars (Kid-sized Day/Night Version) + Stargazing App + Moon/Constellation Books Sticker Puzzles: Adult + Child Meri Cherry’s Book + Essential Art Supplies (find her list in the book on page 12) This post contains affiliate links, your support is appreciated! The post Holiday Gift Guide appeared first on Simple Families.

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0:00.0	Hi there welcome to episode 180. Today on the podcast we're talking about gifts.
0:05.0	How to shift the focus this holiday season from the tangible gifts to the real gifts
0:10.0	and that's both in the eyes of your children and the extended family gift
0:13.7	givers. I'll also be sharing my top 10 list of gifts this year for families.
0:19.2	Hi, this is Deney. I'm the founder of Simple Families.
0:23.0	Simple Families is an online community
0:25.2	for parents who are seeking a simpler,
0:27.0	more intentional life.
0:29.2	In this show, we focus on minimalism with kids,
0:32.0	positive parenting, family wellness, and decreasing the mental load.
0:37.9	My perspectives are based in my first-hand experience raising kids, but also rooted in my PhD in child development.
0:45.0	So you're going to hear conversations that are based in research,
0:47.8	but more importantly, real life.
0:50.5	Thanks for joining us.
0:59.0	Hi there, I'm excited to be diving deeper into the topic of gifts. This is probably the most asked question that I get from the simple families community all year.
1:04.6	How do you handle gifts?
1:06.5	So we're going to be covering it from a few different angles.
1:09.7	But before we dive into today's episode, here's a quick one minute word from our sponsor.
1:14.3	The sponsor for today is native which is a safe simple natural deodorant and I had
1:20.6	pretty much given up on natural deodorants.
1:23.1	I felt like I had tried them all and none of them worked for me,
1:26.2	particularly when we lived in Texas and it was extra hot.
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