to expect a 5 year old to want to give to charity?

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I have a bit of a dilema and wanted your views.

My daughter is due to have her 6th birthday soon and as she is the girl with everything I suggested to her that we would get her friends to donate to a charity (chosen by her) rather than buying her presents. She will get all the things she wants from my very large and generous family so on her last birthday the presents from her 50 friends all went to the school fair.

AIBU to ask this of a 5 year old or is she old enough to understand about being generous and appeciate that there are children less well off than her.

I must add that she is a lovely kind child not a spoilt brat and I know if I tell her thats what were going to do she will agree to it, but I am being fair to her?

give any unwanted pressies to the christmas parce the parcel charity

choc, they aren't unwanted by dd only by the mother!!!

YABU it's too pi

Why don't you collect the presents, let your DD keep a few, recycle a few and give the rest to the charity shop? You've done some charitable giving that way.

Yabu

BuwchB - I would say lovely ! 1 year old -no idea of what's going on and you had a special reason to give back to a special place x

'on her last birthday the presents from her 50 friends all went to the school fair'

Well I hope none of her 50 friends went to the school fair and saw their presents to your DD stuck on a pasting table stall labeled '50p'

stop imposing your views of charity on a child.you are bullying and trying to steer your agenda

give it a rest

she is too young for a sackcloth and guilty conscience

why don't you sell some of your favourite things instead and she can pass you the sellotape as you wrap them up.

ha Har

I am surprised by all your views. I do believe in charity I give 20% of my banking bonus to charity each year and when I left my last job I donated the £2000 leaving present collected to the Tsunami appeal. My DH and I both donate money to charities instead of buying birthday presents for each other.

My family support a number of 3rd world villages building schools and hospitals and I would like my DD to continue this work. I think when you come from a poor background you understand more the value of money and want to help others get out of poverty.

I think this site is not a place for me so I will sign off now and not be joining you again.

My DD will have a fab party have just booked a Beauty Salon for her friends to have a HSM makeover party.

A make up party at 6???

Although that's probably best saved for another thread!

£2000 leaving present
I got a box of celebrations and a teddy