about my son's christmas list?

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He is 6, very immature for his age, having trouble with his learning and is being left behind a little at school as the other boys are playing football, playing computer games, lego and so on.

Looked at his list and there's lots of cuddly toys on there. There's other stuff too like a robot dinosaur and play doh etc. DH says not to get the cuddly toys for his own sake. I have agreed but now feeling awful. He really wants them and I keep thinking of the penguin John Lewis advert. Should I get them for him?

My DD2 is hardly visible in bed for all her cuddlies. She's 11.
DD1 still takes two to bed with her (though this time I notice she didn't take them to guide camp) and is 15.

You can't force him to 'grow up' by denying him what he needs. Let him have his teddies.

My dd is 7.5 and takes an armful of teddies/soft toys to bed with her every night. I have to tuck them all in with her. It takes fucking ages

It's Christmas - absolutely get him what he would like and appreciate the most. There is nothing wrong with him loving his teddies

I still have my favourite one btw, a tatty old rabbit that I still feel a very child-like urge to smush to my chest and pepper with kisses every time I spot him on my dresser.

Yay :) thanks for this thread - I didn't know you could get Minecraft soft toys. DS1 (8.5) and DS2 (7) are going to love the Amazon shopping spree I just did! Cuddly angry birds and creepers in the dragonlet stockings this year :) /bounce.

. Christmas is becoming such a materialistic event. Parents trying to outdo other parents..often regardless of whatever the child really wants and more what they think he should have. I wonder what happened to the 'rites of passage',and being considered old enough to have a certain present. When you are 9 year old girl then an Ipad is a fab and very generous present and often schools set homework online so it will be useful in all sorts of ways. But,why on earth should your little brother who is 4 have one??? Just because he'll throw a strop if he doesn't get what his sister has ?It will be interesting to see him wearing his first bra.!! Sorry I have hijacked this thread and I apologize...rant over. I think your little boy sounds lovely,don't try and make him conform with his peers.If he loves cuddly toys and Playdoh then he will be delighted to get what he asked for. I still have my teddy bear who was a birthday present on my 5th birthday he is slightly balding and only has one eye but he would be high on my list of things to rescue if the house were on fire. He's 59 years old !! I hope your son has a very Happy Christmas Day.