Are my kids the only ones NOT asking for Christmas gifts?

Mominator

Not once have my kids  asked for anything. Last night DD wished on a star and asked for a new toenail LOL (hers fell off after an injury). Granted, their Christmas shopping is done and they are getting what I think/know they will like, but I see so many other posts about what others kids are asking for so now I am wondering if mine are normal For what it's worth, my kids watch very little to no television with the exception of dvd's so maybe that is why? IDK, I know growing up so much of what I asked for was based on commercials that I saw on tv.

august06mom

DS doesn't ask for anything unless we're in a store and he sees something he wants. I've found "You can ask Santa for Christmas to bring it" to be extremely helpful in diffusing tantrums, although then he needs to be reminded that Santa doesn't bring everything you ask for.

I think it's because he's so young and like your kids doesn't watch many commercials. Most of his shows are DVR'd, so we can skip most of them. I'm sure in  year or two he'll start asking for stuff.

PinkPiano

Mine aren't asking either.  It would drive me crazy if my kids started asking this early. 

(They only watch PBS and I don't think they have those types of commercials.) 

 

DandelionMom

I sort of started it last month when my ILs wanted a list.  I wish I hadn't because Gracie's getting a wicked case of the "gimmees."

*Amy*

Mine don't either. Anthony's birthday is in 2 weeks and I ask him what he wants and he say I don't know!  I wish he did have a wish b/c I hope he likes what I got him!

KoriBrett

4 months ago DD asked for a skateboard.  Other than that, nada.

emilykristene2006

It's always, "Mom, when I get bigger, can I have... ?"

When I asked her what she wanted for Christmas, she wouldn't tell me. She said, "don't worry, mom. I'll tell Santa."

She doesn't watch much t.v. with commercials.

jettagurl

I think its totally my fault.  If we see something when we're out  that he says he wants, I tell him he has to ask Santa/put on his list (or birthday). He's nearly always fine with that.  

Also, I've had his lists for my parents done for a couple weeks now, so we spent some time looking at legos, Thomas trains, etc online picking out what he'd like the most.  

We're cutting back this year (I went a little nutso last year), and I hope to take the older two to get a kid to sponsor and them help me shop for that kid.  Also, they both get super excited about shopping for everyone else - daddy, mamaw, papaw, etc.....so that's really fun for me as well.

 

Marce921

My DS is the total opposite. He asks for EVERYTHING he sees. This includes a ton of age innappropriate toys (baby toys and things much older). Basically, anything he sees is fair game. He has a major case of the gimmies and I'm going to majorly cutback this year because of it. He's getting the Tag reading system for his birthday with some books because he's real big into "reading" his books by himself (from memory). But other than that, nothing. I have NO clue what to do for Christmas.

AnnapolisLari

Mine aren't. He asks for toys at yard sales, but not otherwise. He watches plenty of TV, but it's almost exclusively Nick Jr, which has no toy commercials. DH turns on Sprout and I get so annoyed by all of the commercials on there.

hmd

DS never asks for anything either.  He also does not see many commercials.  I have been asking him what he would like, and I think that is finally starting to make him ask for some things.  But he doesn't ask for toys, except for a "puffing train."

veloelle

DD pretty much only watches PBS and On Demand because when she does watch regular TV, every.single.commerical is "I want that!" For my own sanity, I dont' let her watch regular tv because I don't want to hear it. It's completely selfish.

zigby

DS def asks for things that are on TV but when we made his list out there wasn't a single item from the television on there and we went to walmart and target to make the list.  He actually notices things when we're out or at a friends house.

Andrewsgal

My kids have never ever asked for anything, wait DD did ask for twinkle toes once after she saw the commercial, but that was months ago.

Sometimes when we are in a store they will ask for something, but a firm no or we can add it to your christmas list usually does the trick. My kids watch Nick and they do see a lot of commercials, they are just not wanty (my new word) kids.

Granted my kids have a lot and want for nothing so maybe that has something to do with it. IDK hoenstly it would drive me crazy to have my kids constantly asking for stuff.

wellfleet04

DD has been asking for a watch since the summer.  We've told her to put it on her Christmas list, and that's the end of that (she is getting the watch). She occasionally asks for other things she sees, and we tell her she can remind us closer to Christmas or her birthday and she's fine with it.  She doesn't specifically ask for stuff for Christmas.

DS is 18 months old, so no, he's not asking for anything.

asned

Brittyn only ever asks for Silvermist from Tinkerbelle. When commercials come on she may say that she wants something but it's changed in a matter of 30 secs when the next commercial plays.

EnceeKatz

TV is the biggest culprit.  But I'm at fault too.  My girls are like "i want I need, buy me" and since August I've been saying "well, we'll have to put it on our list to Santa"

kickypants

Mine haven't asked for anything yet, despite the fact that they watch plenty of TV with commercials. I think they're way too caught up in Halloween, and Christmas is not even on their radars yet. My oldest thinks it's an eternity until the weekend, so Christmas probably feels like years away to him.

melmax

My dd also only watches Nick Jr, with no commercials, so she normally doesn't ask for anything specific. However, she DOES ask to go to the toy store, which is really MH's fault--about twice a month they do a father/daughter breakfast and TRU run afterwards...that's pretty much the only time she gets to "see" what's out there.