How Can I Get My Family To Be Better With Gift Giving?

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4.6 • 6.3K Ratings

🗓️ 12 March 2024

⏱️ 8 minutes

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Nathan has a difference in opinion from his family when it comes to giving his 3-year-old son gifts and needs some help from Dr. Laura to make his point. Searching for advice? Call 1-800-DR-LAURA / 1-800-375-2872 or make an appointment at DrLaura.com

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0:11.8	111.
0:13.0	Nathan, welcome to the program.
0:15.6	Hi, thanks for taking my call.
0:18.4	Thank you.
0:19.4	I'm calling today basically to get some clarity and help with navigating gift giving with my three year old son.
0:30.0	I'm 36 and my partner is 38 and my son is three years old and I think we kind of just have
0:38.7	an alternative approach to gift giving which is kind of causing conflict with I'm sorry who's getting the gifts my son oh so you're
0:50.9	wanting to know about giving the kid, you mean like at a birthday party to tell people what to give?
0:59.0	Yeah, at birthday parties or Christmas, gifts that are coming from extended family to our son.
1:07.0	Okay, you make a shopping list and you send it out for Christmas and you can say coloring book and you can even make a link
1:17.4	crayons a ball that has something in it so it rolls and then flips over on itself.
1:24.0	Educational toys are also just going to get a lot of junk.
1:27.0	So I think it is really good to look at for learning and fun things a stuffed animal whatever. Just tell them what
1:35.9	you'd like. These are the things we're hoping that you will give to little
1:40.8	Benjamin. Okay and we prefer experience base gifts or like you
1:47.9	said many education base gifts but other family members feel like we're pushing our values on to them or not respecting them by saying things.
1:59.0	I have your answer for that.
2:01.0	I don't give a damn about their opinions. This is your son and of course you're going to impose your preferences.
2:10.0	Of course you are, but I'm telling you right now if the kid doesn't have a ball or a
2:16.4	truck that he can slam into things then you are overdoing it.
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