From the author: The article was published in the Russian newspaper: special project Pro Parent Whatever happens in the country and in the world, the New Year remains the most important holiday. Parents are ready to provide their children with a winter fairy tale, even if this means straining the family budget considerably. Almost half of parents - 41 percent according to a survey by Children.Mail.Ru - plan to spend from 1 to 3 thousand rubles on gifts. Another 29 percent of dads and moms will try to keep within 1 thousand rubles, and 13 percent are ready to shell out more than 5 thousand rubles to help Santa Claus. Spending on New Year's Eve celebrations has remained virtually unchanged over the past 12 months, with only the most generous category seeing a 7 percent decrease. The rest of the fluctuations are within the margin of error. In addition, the researchers found that two-thirds of children can count on several gifts at once. They will find some of them under the Christmas tree, others will receive them at matinees in schools and kindergartens. What gifts to give to children and how to provide them with a real holiday, within the money allocated for this? Family psychologist Anna Devyatka is sure that the success of the New Year is measured not in the money spent, but in the magical atmosphere that mom and dad can create. - New Year is a holiday common to everyone, it is not a personal birthday, men's February 23rd or women's The eighth of March is the day when everyone has an equal opportunity to give and receive gifts, explains Anna Nine. - The New Year gives hope that life will be better than it was before, people let go of the anxieties and troubles of the past, are replenished with mental strength and faith in a better future. For all this to happen, it is important to adhere to a few simple rules.* New Year is a family holiday , and each home may have its own traditions of meeting it. Someone can spend the whole night at the table and TV, while others can spend the whole night on the street or traveling. The most important thing is for the family to be together and do what everyone likes.* Parents buy a New Year's gift for a child, focusing on his wishes, but adjusting them from the point of view of common sense. So that no one is disappointed when you find something under the tree that is not at all what you would like, you can write a letter to Santa Claus together with your son or daughter. And when drawing it up, adjust the child’s requests in the way that the parents think is correct. Of course, if possible, you need to meet the child halfway. But, for example, if a child has vision problems and asks for a game console, you will have to persuade him to change his wish.* It is strictly not recommended to use the coming New Year and the prospect of receiving a gift to manipulate the child. Like, Santa Claus sees everything, and if you don’t eat well, he won’t bring you any gift. It is especially strange to do this if the gift has already been purchased and hidden in the closet. After all, a holiday is a holiday, and not a reason for blackmail, even for a good purpose.* Belief in Santa Claus should be maintained in a child under eight years of age. Then you can gradually “reveal your cards.” There is absolutely no need to specifically expose the winter wizard. But at this age, everyone is already beginning to understand where holiday toys actually come from. Therefore, if necessary, you can warn in advance that “this time Santa Claus’s money is not very good, so let’s think about a gift that he can buy.” The child will most likely understand the hint and easily agree to reduce his claims. * Kids need faith in miracles, so depriving them of the fabulous Santa Claus would be too cruel. It's good if he comes to visit. It is not so important who will play this role - a professional actor or a neighbor. You can get by with meeting Santa Claus on the street or in kindergarten. And he will drop by home “virtually” - while the child is on a walk, he will leave his gifts under the Christmas tree.* There is nothing wrong with the child breaking out of routine on December 31 and celebrating the New Year with his parents. You just need to immediately decide what to do. If the baby is clearly unable