Christmas Lessons Every Parent Should Tell Their Children

"On Christmas, parents should give their children exactly what they wish for, in limited quantities because the less the more precious, like diamonds," teacher Mai Huong wrote.

Below is an article by Ms. Le Mai Huong, a Montessori teacher in Hanoi, about simple but useful lessons that parents can share with their children this Christmas:

Don't bring religious elements into Christmas if you are not religious, simply let it be a family festival in the last month of the year and everyone can gather together and enjoy a festive season with many humanistic lessons.

Lesson 1: Western culture teaches about giving

A typical example is Santa Claus, an old man who gives gifts to all the good children in the world. The philosophy of life taught to children is to give a lot to bring joy to everyone. That's it.

Lesson 2: Parents are Santa Claus

At some point, children realize that their parents are Santa Claus. Smart children realize that most of their gifts come from their parents and appreciate them.

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Lesson 3: Only good children receive gifts.

This is the theory of cause and effect in all cultures, so if you want to receive good gifts in life, whether now or later, you must really try, be an independent, obedient, and polite child. All gifts are the reward of long-term efforts.

Lesson 4: Only give the thing that the child wishes to have and only one

Learn to give your child exactly what he or she wants, and in limited quantities. The less, the more valuable. Like diamonds, diamonds are expensive because they are scarce. The scarcity of gifts increases their value.

Lesson 5: You have to speak up and write down your wishes, don't expect others to read your mind.

This may sound simple, but it is difficult to know what you want, let alone express it or write it down to ask for it. Children who have been trained to listen to themselves from a young age will certainly find it easier to express their needs and desires in the future, making life easier when living with people around them.

Lesson 6: Give Unconditionally

When you wrap a gift and put it under the Christmas tree, the only thing you want is for your child to smile when he opens it and for him to believe that all his wishes will come true. As parents, you should truly give unconditionally and not tie your child down because of the sacrifices you have made. Only when you give unconditionally can it be called giving, giving with conditions is called exchanging. Those two things are completely different. Parents should only give to set an example of a culture of giving for their children to follow later.

Lesson 7: You'll be fine without Santa, baby.

Because wishes don’t come true unless you make them happen. Things don’t just happen, they happen through your own efforts. You see, you are a miracle yourself, you don’t need Santa Claus. And then you become your child’s miracle. Isn’t that wonderful?

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