NON-BIRTHDAYPRESENTS for siblings?

[noonar]

What do people think about giving a sibling a token present, even though its not their birthday? dd2 is 2 on sunday and have bought dd1 a tiny gift so that she doesnt feel quite so left out!!!!!! have i done the wrong thing? i should say that i'm also making a big thing of getting my 4 yr old to choose a gift for her little sister.

Sorry didn't mean to start this up again - I didn't go to the top of my screen and misread Tues for Thurs so though it was a recent thread - please ignore me I am a bit loopy today and did not mean to start up what looks like a slightly controversial thread again.

My MIL bought my DD a rag doll (to add to the collection she had alredy bought that are gathering dust because DD doesn't get that they are dolls) for DS's birthday when DD was 9 months. DD didn't even have a clue that it was DS's birthday or that the big pile of wrapped up presents in the corner all belonged to him or that the presents were more fun than the discarded paper.

I personally would not (and have not) given presents to the other siblings. I just think that a child has waited 365 days for their own special day. That means presents for the birthday child only. Then each of the other children can have the thrill and anticipation of their OWN special day. I make up calendars on the computer for them about a month before their own birthdays and they get the pleasure of crossing off a day until we hit D-Day! Birthdays only happen once a year, so it's once a year that they are the star of the day.

But that's my own personal opinion.. It works in my household.

I only give the child whose birthday it is a present as it is there day.
it is up to you how you do it but when will you stop doing the token presents!!
Its like would you expect a present on your partners bday, or on mothers/fathers day!!