
Our family of three is planning a move from Pittsburgh, PA to Raleigh, NC in the near(ish) future. Our son will be 7 next month and has always struggled with giving away his possessions. We want to use this opportunity to downsize our belongings and things like a toddler toolbench have no place in our new life! However, our son is convinced he'll give these toys to his own kids when he grows up - which is likely just his way of saying he doesn't want to give them away.I understand that moving is stressful enough and I don't want to add to the stress by forcing him to give up his toys in addition to the only home he's ever known, but we can't keep everything! On the other hand, I don't want to go behind his back like we've done in the past with old toys and make him feel betrayed if he finds out we gave things away. We've talked at length about kids who don't have as much as we do, or giving things to kids we know, but neither seems to work.So, how can we work with him to amicably agree upon giving away things he no longer plays with or has outgrown? Thanks in advance! via /r/Parenting https://ift.tt/3cSmTiX
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