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CONNECTING PARENTS ACROSS THE OZARKS Gift Giving Guide 2014 Vol. 2 / Issue 3G

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Content Director Kandice Matteson

To enrich the season of giving, we’ve brought together some amazing local businesses — many of which are owned and operated by local moms like you — in this Gift-Giving Guide.

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More compact than our full issues, we remain true to our desire to be a true resource for parents in the Ozarks. On page 5 , you will find advice from a local expert on how to get your youngest family members excited about not only receiving gifts this year, but also giving gifts!

Art Director Stephanie Lindberg

We hope you find this guide to local gift-giving helpful in your mission to find gifts as unique and exciting as the people you’re shopping for.

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Happy Holidays!

Kandice Matteson and Stephanie Lind berg

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By Kandice Matteson

Gift-Giving Spirit Getting children involved in the season

The holiday season is upon us, which means it’s time to get in the gift-giving spirit.

or children, it’s important to instill such a spirit early. And sometimes, that can be difficult to do.

Susan Henderson, licensed psychologist and director of Burrell Autism Center and Children’s Day Treatment at Burrell Behavioral Health in Springfield, offers some tips on how to get kids of all ages involved in spreading holiday cheer during the season and year round.

“It’s important for parents to lead by example,” she says. “Show children that giving makes you feel good.”

That means using words and expressing to your children how positive it feels to give, saying phrases like: “Did you see how excited (blank) was when they opened the gift from you? That makes me happy to see them so happy.” or “The people that are going to receive the (charitable donation) are going to appreciate it so much; that makes me feel good to give back.”

This is especially important for small children who may not completely grasp that holidays (birthdays included) aren’t all about what they receive but also about what they can give.

One way to get children of all ages excited about giving gifts is to get them involved in the process, Henderson says.

“Make the gift personal. If you’re buying a gift for Grandma, ask children what they think Grandma likes and why—make the gift about and for Grandma,” she says. www.fromournestmag.com

Then, children can make or buy a gift that Grandma, or whoever the gift recipient may be, will treasure.

To discourage tantrums, attitudes or feelings of dissatisfaction, Henderson says it’s important to set expectations appropriately, and then let children know what they are.

“Prepare beforehand so children aren’t caught off guard when they don’t get all the gifts,” Henderson says. “Talking to them on the way to a party or a relative’s house for a gift exchange and letting them know what is going to happen and how you expect them to behave is important.”

Explain how you expect them to behave when it’s time to share the spotlight and gifts as well as what the consequences will be if the expectations aren’t met, she says.

Henderson says it’s important for par-

ents to also have realistic expectations for themselves when they look at the space under the tree.

Often times, children are happy when parents will watch a favorite movie with them, or just spend a special day together.

“It’s more about time spent with your children and your family than the gifts received,” she says, emphasizing that while parents are often more concerned about quantity of gifts, children are just as happy, and often more satisfied, with quality time with family members.

A helpful reminder that is often overlooked this time of the year: While we can’t give our children the world, we can let them know they are the world to us by spending time, not necessarily money, on them.

The best memories can also be the least expensive.

“It’s more about time spent with your children and your family than the gifts received.”

— Susan Henderson, licensed psychologist and director of Burrell Autism Center and Children’s Day Treatment

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As an online women’s boutique with a showroom in Lowry City, Mo., Rustic Honey has amazing styles and accessories for cultivating women with inexpensive prices.

There is even a Tiny Honey line for babies.

You are certain to find something for every woman on your gift list this year at Rustic Honey. Enjoy a discount available only through From Our Nest (see ad on page 2).

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