Mom, come on, buy it!
Photo:Thinckstock/FotobankReacting positively to every “I want!” from a child is not humane for the family budget. Therefore, learn to refuse. But not in a harsh form, but with arguments, suggestions and advice. For example, “This thing is too big/heavy/fragile for you. Let's buy something smaller/lighter/more durable.” Or “The toy is really very beautiful! Let's tell Santa Claus about it in a letter and ask him to bring it to us for the New Year.” Filter the child's requests out loud: need - do not need (“You already have 15 dolls, do you need the 16th?”), quality product - low-quality (“This car will break quickly - all its parts are loose”), whether it is age-appropriate or not (“You can't figure out this toy on your own yet. We'll come for it when you turn X years old”). If the thing is really needed, but there is no money for it right now, tell the child so. Agree when the purchase will be possible. Explain that you can’t buy everything you want at once. Prepare in advance • Give your child a wallet with a certain amount of money. He will have the right to spend it on whatever he wants. This way, the child will feel comfortable, because he doesn’t have to beg. • Before going shopping, talk to your child about your options. Let him know what you are ready to buy and for how much. • Make a shopping list with your child. And in pictures - draw or cut out from advertising brochures or magazines what needs to be bought. Check each item in the basket against the drawn list. It will be fun for the child and will give you peace of mind. • Children love rituals. Start one: agree with your child that during a trip to the store you will buy him only one thing or an item no more expensive than 99 rubles. Read more:
