Don’t Shower Your Kids With Lots Of Toys…

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Don’t Shower Your Kids With Lots Of Toys… It’s Better To Give Them Other Important Gifts



It’s only natural that, as parents, we want to shower our kids with gifts and give them EVERYTHING they want. However, there are many things we can give our children which are more important than any material object. Here are 17 gifts we can, and must, give our children:


Patience

Kids will be kids. They learn from their mistakes because nobody is born perfect. That is to say that they will make mistakes, get things wrong and we must be patient. We shouldn’t shout at them but try to understand them instead.



Freedom

When they’re little, our kids want to discover everything and try everything. The worst thing we can do is try to limit them. Let them explore the world! When things are dangerous, and some things will be, we can take the necessary precautions, but allow them to get to know everything around them.


Creativity

Let their imagination flow without any limits and, even better, let your own imagination run wild with theirs. A child is capable of turning a cardboard box into a space rocket. Help them make stars out of napkins and make aliens out of Jell-o.


Tolerance

Our kids can and will be different. The best thing to do is not force them to be replicas of ourselves, allowing them instead to be different. That way, they’ll also be more accepting of those who aren’t the same as them.


Challenges

Don’t solve everything for your kids. Teach them that they’re also capable of solving problems. Let them think big and don’t close them off. Simple tasks such as washing the dishes and putting away their toys can be stepping stones to much bigger challenges.


Questions and answers

Embrace your children’s curiosity, because from curiosity comes knowledge. Make them question things, asking the why, how, and what of everything. Most importantly, be there to answer their questions.


Honesty

Our kids will learn from us. We’re their first role models. Don’t let them see us lying or cheating because then they’ll do the same. Show them the value of truth and how simple it is to tell it. This way, they’ll never feel the need to lie to us.


Conscience

Make them aware of the importance of our planet, how important it is to turn off the light, save water, sort the trash, and recycle.


Confidence

For a person to be confident in themselves and not suffer from low self-esteem, they should feel like their parents trust them. Give them that confidence in themselves, motivate them to value themselves. Only that way will they be able to value and appreciate others.


Food

And not only so that they grow up strong and eating healthily. Not just for them to eat, but for them to eat with us. Food is, more than anything, a moment to be together, to share, to get to know one another. In many families, during meals is the only time of the day when everybody can be together.


Time and attention

If we’re with our kids, be with them. They need to understand that they’re the most important things in our life and they can always count on us. They also need to know that, despite our obligations, we’ll always have time for them.


Strength

We know that life is full of struggles we have to overcome, but they don’t know it yet. Teach them to be strong and to keep giving their all until the end. This way, they’ll recognize the value of their own efforts and the efforts of others.


Humility

Yes, it’s wonderful to buy new things, but it’s more important to recognize that material things don’t bring us happiness. We can be happy with the little that we have, so show them that. More importantly, teach them that there are people who have less and that we can help them.


Motivation

The laws of physics tell us that nothing can be moved until we apply pressure to it. Be that strength for your kids. Be the strength that moves things when they can’t do it on their own.


Sense of humor

Kids are happy by nature. They are always looking to laugh. Laugh with them. Allow them to make you laugh too. Share jokes and games with them. Be that light of joy in their lives.


Kisses and hugs

It has been proven that a hug and a kiss from a loved one releases dopamine, the hormone responsible for happiness. Fill our kids with that happiness, even when they’re all grown up.

An “I love you”

Love isn’t just shown with actions and gestures, but also with words. Occasionally, those words are more important than any gift in the world. Let your kids know that you love them and that they’ll always hear those words. They’re easy to say and they bring us happiness.