Do you buy your kids the same presents to prevents fights?

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Hello all. Random question but I am just wondering if there are any mums and dads on here (or aunties, uncles or grandparents) that buy the same Christmas presents for kids that live in the same household, thus stopping rows over toys during Christmas? Would love to hear from anyone who does this, please and thanks ☺️

As everything identical?

I buy stocking presents in pairs, but only if they would both like it. (Two versions of same thing, not identical, tailored to them).

This year they have the same main present and santa present, but they both wanted it. They chose different versions.

They both have the same Santa present this year (electric ride on car things, Santa temporarily lost his mind) but usually no, they get different things and then we just deal with the fighting...

They are different ages so do have different interests, but if I buy the same thing, they get the same one to avoid arguments. Example being they are each getting a Happy Napper for xmas and I have bought the same design. But they will only have about 3 or 4 of the same things for Christmas, the rest is tailored to age/interest.

No because my kids don’t want the same thing, I have 4 and neither of them are into the same things despite being close in age

Not main presents. Occasionally same stocking fillers.

Very close in age so lots of stocking fillers are duplicated because I know they'll both like them. Main presents no, not unless they happened to ask for the same thing. Oh they've both got a small remote control car as an extra under the tree but again it's because they'll both enjoy them and play with them together.

Six years between siblings. My parents were very strict about not giving us exactly the same, but that we would be given what we needed when we needed it.

We knew a family who provided a dreaded example of how bad it could get. Their two daughters fought constantly. I they didn't dare take home anything unless they could get hold of two of them.

They even sometimes asked if they could have our because we didn't fight like their girls did. Fortunately, parents ignored CF requests so we were not deprived of whatever treat it was.

A few bits if they asked for the same but generally I buy them different things.
3 of our girls have asked for Miraculous character dolls and it'll be easier to get them a set each than have them argue over one set. We have a set of twin girls who did have lots the same when younger but now they are 6 they differ in what they like much more.

They get roughly equivalent things so an item of clothing; a bit of stationery; a book; a dressing up item; an action figure etc. Last year we got them a tablet to share between the three of them and although there have been some fights mostly they've just worked out.

Little stockings, yes. Everybody gets a book, chocolate coins, a wind up toy and something for the bath. Including DH.

Individually, eldest DS will (next year probably) be getting a phone. I won't be buying 3yr old DTwins £500 of Duplo in the name of fairness.

This year I've spent about the same on each child, but different presents as they like different things. DTwins will share most of theirs, they will have no interest in what DS has got and vice versa.

No but I would buy similar unless I knew them very very well. Like two different Lego sets for example.

I do for my 2 DS. They are close in age and have similar interests. When they were younger, it was just much easier to have two of everything.

Its evolved as they've gotten older. And more willing to share. So I buy similar stuff or different types of the same thing. They like Pokemon, so DS1 gets one Pokemon set, DS2 gets a different one and they can both play together.

For full disclosure, DS1 has ASD and is very particular/territoral about his things. So we encourage them to share but allow them to be protective of their favourite toys.