10 Ways to Make Your Kids Less Materialistic During the Holidays
The season is here: mailboxes are filling with letters from children to the cheerful bearded toymaker and reindeer herders, and we are frantically shopping for things our children think will make them happy. But will these items really bring them joy in the coming months or even weeks? If we give them everything they want, does that stop making things special or rob them of their creativity? Besides, they already have too many toys .
Explaining to our children the benefits of a more minimalist lifestyle may sound complicated, but it really doesn’t have to be in practice. Christine Koch, co-author of Minimalist Parenting: Enjoy Modern Home Life More with Less , explained to NPR that it’s about “tuning in on what your kids are interested in and what they want to do, to kind of take the path of least resistance.” ”
If you’re trying to guide your kids towards a more minimalist lifestyle even as the holidays approach, here are a few ways to help teach them how to be happier with less and understand the difference between what they want and what they need .