How to handle DD request for Christmas present I can't afford??

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DD wants one of these carriages she has seen on YouTube, they cost £1200!! DD is 5 and she fully believes in Santa. How on earth do I distract her from wanting this or manage her expectations???

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My LO's school reminded parents last year that not all parents can afford expensive gifts and they should take credit for expensive ones and let Santa bring little ones because children can feel awful if Santa brings an 'iPad' for one child and a 'jigsaw' for another! It really resonated coming from a family of 8 when I was younger! Santa brought us a PlayStation 1 between all 8 of us with a timetable attached! I laugh but my parents were always careful! My LO is writing his letter and he is allowed to list three things but knows Santa will only bring one. The rule we have adopted is one you want, one you need and one to read and of course aunties and grandparents will also bring presents.

Just say no.

Get Santa to write a nice letter ( or special phone call) to say they have all been promised already. He can however get her the next (less expensive) second choice and a little surprise. Something along those lines.

When my DC were little I made them each a fairly small stocking - big enough to get some little presents in but it was a good limit on what Santa was bringing.

When mine wanted expensive gifts I told them it wasn't fair if Father Christmas spent more on them as other children would have to go without. They all nodded sweetly and agreed that definitely wasn't fair and revised their requests - whilst I breathed a huge sigh of relief

Used to tell ours to write a list to give Santa some ideas but that they wouldn't get all of them.

Except for the horse request - that DD was told Santa doesn't bring animals!

Lol I think we've all found ourselves in this predicament at some point. Just keep in mind that you just can't set the bar so high at such a young age....I mean, for real, a 1200£ toy at 5 years old? At that rate she'll be expecting a condo for her 13th birthday. I remember it was American Girl stuff when my kids were that age. The catalogues, oh my! Could've blown 50k setting them up. They turned out fine without it all.

Best advice I ever got or gave for the Christmas season was to tell the kids they could get "something you want, something you need, something to wear and something to read." Ask for suggestions along those lines.

Explain that Santa brings presents but kids who get stuff like that usually have it bought by their parents, even if Santa brings it. Films like Arthur Christmas where they have a percentage gun to fill stockings...and some parents add stuff to make up the difference is a good explanation too.

I tell my 5 year old that she may not get everything she asks for. It's a good lesson to learn. Last year she wanted a scooter along with loads of other stuff. She didn't get it. She noticed but wasn't upset. Let her ask, but make it clear her list isn't guaranteed! Also, FC only does the stockings and 1 slightly bigger thing left by her bed. Everything else is from family and friends.

I would get this www.smythstoys.com/uk/en-gb/outdoor/electric-ride-ons/6v-disney-princess-royal-horse-and-carriage-electric-ride-on/p/176180?gclid=Cj0KCQiAoIPvBRDgARIsAHsCw0-uM1ykxXzzXuGD9LMD6SpWZNn47nqCAOQ_bqI5afC3KsGBfcn7CJ8aAjAdEALw_wcB

I’ve always told my children that I have to pay Santa. That children get what mummy’s and daddy’s can afford. That’s why we by presents for children who don’t have any presents at Xmas.

My 7yr old twins have requested an iPhone each, a fire 10 each, an Xbox to share and a new bike each oh and if there is any money left then a new laptop !!

Act like the parent you are and say no ffs

Santa can't fit one on his sleigh

I remember really wanting a real pram for my big baby doll. Santa in the CoOp told me that the real prams had to be saved for the real babies. No help to you OP but I did get over it!

Is this a serious question OP? You don't know how to say no to your 5 year old DD?

You say 'No, you can't have that because it costs too much'. There will be many, many more times you'll have to do this as she grows up.

Tell her it's too big to go in his sleigh. Santa has to fit presents for all the boys and girls so he brings smaller presents....

All that for a bit of plastic. Thieving bastards. She'll probably forget about it by Christmas.

Really? Time to parent and set expectations. Santa only does small gifts and parents buy the big ones. It's not rocket science.

Father Christmas is cutting right back on the amount of plastic he uses. You could even watch youtube clips on plastic pollution with her to help her understand why.

Tell her it's too big to go in his sleigh. Santa has to fit presents for all the boys and girls so he brings smaller presents....

What's wrong with telling her she just can't have it? I've noticed a lot more pussy-footing around kids these days as if there's a fear of doing anything that might upset them. They can't have everything they ask for (especially when most 'things' they ask for are abandoned after a few days anyway!).

Santa just brings stockings in my house.

Santa doesn't bring anything parents don't approve of in our house

Santa only brings the stocking - an essential parental way to manage expectations.

walmart sells it for 349 dollars but don't know if you can get it sent over or if that is in your budget. We tell ours that we buy the big presents and santa only brings the little ones. Hope this helps

I wouldn't give companies such a ridiculous amount of money for a big heap of plastic to be honest it's extortionate, bet they laugh themselves silly at people actually handing it over. Bet it's so easily breakable too. I know what it's like when you want to please your kids though!

I'd get something else (better made, cheaper!) up on youtube and make a huge song and dance and wow over it!

Mine are getting brio and a second hand yamaha keyboard (retro one, but very well made).