When the child has too many Christmas gifts

Soon Santa Claus and the Magi will be loaded with gifts for children who have been good and have been good during the year. During these dates, children are filled with gifts and toys , so many that, in most cases, we can say that they are too many. Sometimes, children receive such a large amount of

Soon Santa Claus and the Magi will be loaded with gifts for children who have been good and have been good during the year. During these dates, children are filled with gifts and toys, so many that, in most cases, we can say that they are too many.

Sometimes, children receive such a large amount of toys that they become overwhelmed termina, ending up paying attention to very few of them, and it is not uncommon to see children surrounded by toys, and saying that they get bored. Excess of toys, overstimulated childrenThis avalanche of toys causes

children to be overstimulated

, causing them not to have time to learn to be alone and to tolerate the frustration that is triggered when, at a certain moment, they may get bored, or not knowing what to do ... And this is a mistake, because the only person we can assure that will be our life partner, unconditionally until the end of our days, is ourselves. That's why, since we were little, we have to learn to love ourselves, and to be at ease with oneself. Therefore, it is good for children to learn to be alone for a while. When they are small,we have to leave them the game directed dic, telling them to go play with these cars, or with this doll, or ride the class to play teachers, that dad or mom come back in a little while to see what you do and , that time, each time it goes longer.

Of course, it is good for children to do activities, but nowadays, there are some children who have a very busy schedule, with hardly any free time to play, to learn to have fun and to be alone or with their siblings. Children have to learn to get bored empe, beginning by tolerating the frustration that having a plan can not have on a continuous basis. It is not good for an adult to be constantly guiding their activities, including leisure activities.The effort of the children has a prize

With the excess of toys, something similar happens. There are children who have almost everything available in the market, and are not able to enjoy it. Why?Many times because they do not value it. When things are given to us and we have not had to make an effort to get them, we do not value them as much as what we have fought for, what we have worked for and what it has cost us an effort to achieve. The Magi and Santa Claus bring gifts to the children that have been good during the year, and it is very important to emphasize this part to the children, because in this way we can link these gifts, the toys, to the child's behavior, effort you have made during the year.

There are children who receive too many toys, and they get together with so many gifts, that they forget them and are not able to attend to all of them. Let's be reasonable and use common sense,

do not fill the child with unnecessary toys and gifts. The ideal is to previously agree with family and friends. The children will choose their gifts, guided by their tastes and by the advertisements they have seen on television, toys that have seen other friends ... but that does not mean that parents direct the letter according to age and needs of each child. Thus, for example, it is always good to include reading books, activity notebooks, pens, paints, cases ... that can be used as school material.

Another toy they will get a lot out of is a blackboard ,because if they are smaller they will love to play teachers, and when they are older they will serve as a support to work at home with their homework. And let's not forget a fundamental premise:

teach children to value what they have.

Silvia Álava Sordo, psychologistDirector of the Children's Area of the Álava Reyes Consultores Psychology Center. Collaborator of GuiaInfantil.com