9 gifts kids will keep for a lifetime

1. Family traditions

It seems like you are waiting for a fairy tale for the New Year, but you can't reduce all the magic to just a gift under the Christmas tree. Magic is a ritual, and you don't have to graduate from Hogwarts to start magical traditions. The very markers by which you understand: New Year is coming soon. Traditions for which you expect not only the night from the 31st to the first, but the entire December (or all New Year's holidays).

A Christmas tree and snowflakes are already a mandatory program, but every family can have its own magic.

How to give them

To come up with and bring to life.

It is customary in my family to wait for miracles from the first of December, because on the night of the first with a small gift, a titmouse arrives - the messenger of Santa Claus. And every December morning, which is difficult to name even in the morning, because it is still far from sunrise, the child happily jumps up and runs to check what the titmouse has brought. It can be just candy, soap bubbles, a handmade gift - it doesn't matter. The main thing is that there is a surprise every day.

2. Health

Which, as you know, is not bought, but purchased. But which is easy to lose even in childhood, if the parents do not pay attention to the child's condition. In winter, it's so lazy to crawl out of a warm house somewhere on the street. Even New Year's lights are called to a cafe or to a store, and not for a walk. But not to be locked up until spring.

How to give it

Buy skis, skates, snowboards and comfortable equipment. Make a plan for all the holidays for active walks in the fresh air with the whole family. If you previously preferred to have fun at home in winter, then start at least with daily walks, even in snow and frost. The road from school or kindergarten to home does not count - everyone is in the park!

3. Good education

The cost of studying at a Russian university is from 20 thousand per year. In a good university in a popular specialty - from 200 thousand. … Or maybe your child decides to study abroad.

A good education has not stopped anyone yet, but not everyone can get it for free.

How to give it

From January 1, save money for training, if you still don't. There's nothing to put off? Then look for free resources to help you learn better than in school. We have already done a selection of courses more than once. Look at least among them, how to interest the child.

And if the child is still small and cannot master the courses, still think about where to get the funds for training, and open a savings account.

4. Loyal friend

Such a friend who will be there, even if not all his life, but the memory of him will always be with the child. A friend who will support and teach you to be attentive to others will explain what kindness and responsibility are.

How to give it

Deciding on a pet can be difficult, but the upcoming holidays will help. You will have enough time for the adaptation of the animal in the house and for teaching the child to care for the animal.

You may not have a huge dog or fluffy cat. Choose the right pet for your family. Of course, this should only be done if the child wants an animal.

5. Ability to work with your hands

A skill that is extremely necessary for any independent person. An adult is able to cook his own food, clean himself, sew up a hole in his pants, screw the cover of the system unit into place, clean the keyboard and hang a picture on the wall. It is the responsibility of parents to teach children simple household work.

How to give it

Decide what the child can do based on age. Understand what you can do from this and what you are ready to teach him. And involve the child in work, show and explain.

Just remember that a child is only a student. Do everything together and choose activities that will be interesting: cook an unusual dinner, build a house for dolls, or assemble a robot. The result should be such that it is worth trying for the sake of it.

6. New impressions

Adults will not give up on them, but children all new things are vital. Children are just getting a picture of the world in which they grow up and live. And the more you show your child, the more interesting his world will be.

How to give them

Go where finances allow. Arrange a non-standard vacation. Visit places you haven’t been before. Walk through all museums and memorial sites, see exhibitions and performances in the theater. Only this should be done not only for the New Year, but constantly.

7. Self-reliance

A child, even if he just learned to walk, will have to grow up and break away from dad and mom. This, in fact, is the main task of the parents - to prepare the child for an independent life. This preparation begins at birth. You need to think a lot about it and learn to act correctly, but it's worth it.

How to give it

The basic rule is never to do for the child what he can do himself. Teach, show, explain, but do not take his affairs into your own hands. It starts with little things, like the ability to hold a cup or tie shoelaces, and ends with the first money earned and the choice of a profession.

8. Ability to manage money

This point smoothly follows from the previous one, but it is worth mentioning about it separately. They teach math at school for years, but many adults have not learned how to count money.

How to give it

First, learn how to manage your income and expenses. Whatever you like: install an application, create a table or even a notebook, try the pitcher method. Show your child how you budget, and then allocate some pocket money.

Even a five-year-old can already understand what he likes best: spend money quickly and buy a chocolate bar or save up a little and get a toy. This is where financial literacy begins.

9. Self-confidence

No one knows exactly where it disappears and where it comes from, but we are all from childhood. Building self-confidence is as much a task as feeding and dressing. That is, you will have to do this constantly.

How to give it

Appreciate your child and understand that he is a person. Support and teach him. Do not scold for mistakes and shortcomings, but point out them and help fix them. Well, to love a child, of course.