How to make a New Year's holiday for the child and not to break his mind

In the New Year's holiday time question the organization stands for parents is particularly acute. Everyone wants to give their children a real fairy tale, but sometimes excessive enthusiasm can spoil everything.

A great role is certainly played by the individual characteristics of each child, but there are a few universal rules to be followed in the preparation of the festival. We decided to share their knowledge and experience to help parents make the Christmas celebration a truly memorable and interesting for children.

1. Consider the age of the child

Children of different ages have different perceptions of the world around us, so in choosing a program of Christmas entertainment must proceed primarily on the age group.

For instance, kids up to two years, almost do not see the difference between the holidays and weekdays. It is therefore very important to make sure that during the Christmas holidays not disrupt your normal routine for them and try to avoid unnecessary emotional stress. The best option in this case will be small quiet activities in familiar surroundings, no noisy greetings and disguised entertainers.

Invitation Santa Claus greetings home is better to postpone until the child every four years, otherwise the visit can result in fear and tears. But Snow White kids are well taken, even in the very young age.

2. Involve your child in preparing for the holiday

From the first years of a child's life need to pay attention to the preparation for the New Year atmosphere, which then takes an important place among childhood memories.

Tell your child about the holiday traditions and try to engage in pleasant Christmas trouble: tree decoration, decorating the house, Preparing a festive cookie. It teaches the kid not only to receive gifts, but also to create a holiday "with his own hands."

In no case can not blackmail the child's lack of gifts in the event of misconduct. The kid has to understand that Santa Claus kind, and to know that he is loved regardless of the nature.

Many children learn the verses that the child could thus "congratulate" the wizard of the New Year. It often happens that the prospect does not frighten poem to tell a child, but at the crucial moment he refuses to act. If this happens, do not need to put pressure on the child, so as not to exacerbate an already stressful situation.

3. Prepare the New Year's table for the little ones

Festive table - one of the main attributes of New Year's Eve, so it is important to advance think the menu so that the meal is equally able to enjoy both adults and children.

Many are advised for the little ones to lay a separate table, but this is true only in the case if at least three children. Otherwise, even the most luxurious covered children's table will not cause the child nothing but feelings of loneliness and isolation from the festive fun.

Of course, in preparing the children's menu should avoid spicy, fried and fatty foods. In the event that the child will sit at the same table with adults, it makes sense to find the traditional "heavy" to digest meals more "an easy" alternative. So in the midst of the feast you will not have to closely monitor the content of children's plates, and the baby will not feel deprived because of another "impossible".

4. Configure the child conscious attitude to gifts

New Year's holidays - is not only a time of warm family evenings and magic. It is also the time of temptation: for both children and parents.

Every adult wants to teach your child the best gift, but it is important to be able to stop yourself in this noble impulse. To fulfill children's wishes - it's great, but you need to be able to distinguish a cherished dream of a momentary whim.

Remember that the child requests received New Year gifts uphill, over time will only increase.

Therefore, a discussion of gifts to relatives and the distribution of the responsibilities of Santa Claus - is a good practice for avoiding "zadarivaniya".

It promotes the formation of a child's conscious attitude to gifts and joint participation in charity eventsThus the kids learn to see themselves as part of a large and diverse society and more painless experience deliverance from the child's egocentrism.

5. Responsible approach to the choice of children's ideas

First of all I must say that children under the age of five years, New Year's and Christmas trees are rarely really bring positive emotions in Modern productions use frightening special effects, loud music, and the actors descend into the auditorium, with the result that the child loses the sense of security.

Up to seven years in children there is no clear distinction between fiction and reality, so do not get carried away with too alarming scenarios culmination. But for a child of school age can safely pick up the submission with the most unexpected and exciting plot twists. And of course, the choice of measures necessary to give preference to proven organizers and performances with good references.

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Finally it is worth noting that in the preparation of the New Year's holiday program should not be too carried away, so as not to overload the baby emotionally. Spend the holidays with the closest relatives. Since New Year's time to lose its magical charm in the eyes of a child.