THE XMAS TREE PROBLEM

[dsrplus8]

morning girls! today is 2nd december and going by family tradition our xmas tree should have been put up yesterday. however dd4 goes into meldown at slightest thing(think its a sensory overload),so have been putting it off.the other kids are not pleased,i know its a trivial thing to post but help me out here, please??? how do i get dd4 "used " to the tree, lights and decorations??

hello

i am no expert in this, but i would first of all just perhaps put up the tree, then later in the day or maybe the next day, the lights, then a few decorations at a time.

involve her every step of the way.

dont know if this will help, but i think doing things slowly will make a big difference.

hope this helps

and merry christmas!!
xx

We put the tree up on sinday but put nothing on it, we left it on the floor for dd2 to touch/smell and lick , then yesterday we decorated it together (slowly), dd2 passed me decorations whilst smelling, licking and feeling them. Today we put up some of the wall decorations and will do the rest tommorrow.

thanx matildix, av got the tree and decs in their boxes , i think i will show them to dd4 and see what she does first.