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

[BooHaa]

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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Plus, it's hideous.

What's the point of it? Where does it go?

What about this?

www.argos.co.uk/product/8339072

Growing up we were always told our list to Santa was just for suggestions and that we might not get everything on our list.

I told my DD that some toys are really expensive to build and it wouldn’t be very kind to ask Santa for it because he’d have less money to spend on other kids.

That way, if someone she knows gets the same thing, I’ll just say “how kind is it that you didn’t ask for that. I’m so proud of you” sort of thing. Although I hope that situation won’t arise. In all likelihood they’ll just be so excited about what they DID get to think about what they didn’t get.

Tell her she can't have it, it's too expensive and Santa needs to be fair with all of the children so can't bring expensive gifts.

Just say no. It's easy to do!

This is why I think santa should only bring stockings.
Honestly, I'd just say you don't have any room to store that in your house and can she think of something else she wants.
When I was a kid I used to write christmas lists but i absolutely knew that i wouldn't get everything.

This is why I think santa should only bring stockings.

This is my plan.

Santa doesn't bring things Mummy doesn't like

You’re going to find parenting hard if you can’t deal with this. Kids don’t get everything they want.

Just tell her no! Using any of the reasons already suggested.

Is this serious? You are actually asking us how you get out of spending £1300 on a present from Santa because your daughter believes and you don't want to upset her? Seriously can't you see how mad this is? You need to know it's ok to say no to her.

No wonder there are so many entitled little shits out there. Ffs the world's gone mad...

Our DC put 3 things on their FC list. He chooses 1 to give them.

Santa brings the big presents here as well as the stocking but we manage expectations in a variety of ways, the same way we would if we were buying them.

Santa has lots of children to bring presents to, you just give him suggestions and he decides, only beings stuff he knows parents have room from or will allow etc.

I’ve also said that a someone else’s child got x present for their birthday and it was rubbish and convince them they don’t want it.

We told our dc that Santa only brought their stockings (with small presents).

Anything under the tree - so all big presents - we made clear came from us.

If you maintain that distinction, you keep things a lot simpler.

I think get her a substitute you can afford. I bet she won’t even notice the difference at 5. If not, say the elves need to hand make toys and that is a less special plastic item.

Father Christmas does the stockings.
Five years old change their minds frequently and are just excited by presents.You don’t have to say anything.

Santa doesn't buy expensive presents, just stocking and a couple of things like a new DVD and book. Anything expensive comes from us (still wouldn't buy that carriage though, that's crazy money!)

If Santa only brings stockings then gifts have to be small. Santa loves craft materials, books and socks

Sweetheart, the way it works with Santa is he only brings little gifts, remember he gives to all of the children, and he tries to make sure that at Christmas time they all have the same. That's part of the magic, so every child wakes up and feels really special.
And maybe follow up with how on earth would Santa get it in the house!

I think I'd try explain that's 'more than her share' from Santa, that he needs to save space for the other kids as Well so no one's missed out. I think I'd possibly use it as a time to explain about being grateful and not greedy at Christmas but that's only because I think Christmas has become too much about money and things and I'm keen to avoid DD every thinking Christmas is about presents only.

However she's only 1 and by the time she gets to 5 my advice might be to sell a kidney and buy the bloody thing for peace and quiet

@BooHaa
I'll be fine thanks, she's my youngest child and it's the first time a child has ever latched onto the idea of something so expensive at an age where they so believe in Santa.

I can't 'say no' as its not me she's asking, she put it on her letter to santa and when adults ask her what she wants she leads with that and most people don't realise it's not a mini one she's talking about!

I've bought cars that cost less!!!

I'd probably be able to fob her off with the other smaller disney ride on but tbh I don't have space for any of them. She's a bit too old now for the Little Tikes style car.

I definitely think a combination of it being so big, no space to store it and the sending mo ey to santa excuses will have to come into play but I think that is going to ruin some of the magic at such a young age.

That's vile and pretty much represents everything I hate. I'm not at all surprised that it is made by Disney!

I taught my kids that even though Santa brought the presents, we paid for them as he gave us a bill for them in Jan.

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Santa can't buy presents that expensive as he has to buy presents for all the children of the world. In our house Santa only bought presents which cost between £15/20 as that was Santa's budget.

I'm with Charlotte

might be a good time to say FC isn't real and actually real people are paying for presents....I know posters will scream and say 5 is too young but I don't think it is. I wasn't raised on Santa though, it was all just a bit of a joke.