  to think that children should buy presents out of their own
money?  (217 Posts) Dromedary Thu 14-Mar-13 01:10:10  My DCs are
10 and 8. They receive very little pocket money, and small
amounts of cash at birthdays and Christmas if they're lucky. If
it is a family birthday, or Christmas, I expect them to use some
of their own money to buy presents, and to really give some
thought to the gift. If they had no money (but they should
really hold enough back), they could make something. They
sometimes also buy little presents for friends' birthdays, eg a
packet of sweets. This makes the giving and the receiving really
mean something. I have been really put off by seeing my, much
older, nieces give no presents, or give presents which they have
at best chosen at speed, with their mum doing the buying. They
simply prefer to keep their money for themselves, and their mum
goes along with this. At the same time, they don't bother to say
thank you if you give them a present. It just feels like take
take take.  NatashaBee