Some hints and tips to help you manage your children's Christmas expectations.
If you are worried about how you will make Christmas special for your children during a cost of living crisis, you are not alone. After months of price rises, experts say it's normal to feel overwhelmed.Here's some advice on how to manage children's Christmas expectations this year - and still make it a memorable one.
"I would say to children - 'we are going to do things differently this year' and that might also give you the room to say Santa is doing things differently too.Make a list of activitiesRather than focusing on what you can't do this year, she suggests that everybody in the household contribute to a list of things they'd like to do together.
"These are the things that generate the sort of childhood memories that become really important," says Ms Antrobus.Get crafty and spend time togetherThe advice resonates with single dad-of-three Stuart, who works three jobs to support his family. Not having Christmas tree lights also saves on electricity and the activity takes the children away from their screens. The saving will be used for presents, says Stuart, though this year those will be scaled back too.Be honest about budgets"You will have to be honest that you don't have the money for the present they most wanted, but that you can come up with a plan together to save up for it," she says.
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