Life & Relationships: Schwinn

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Dealing with Family Gift Giving: How Much Is Enough?

Any suggestions for how to deal with grandparents/uncles/aunts who truely love your child, but give an excessive number of gifts? Their heart is in the right place, but we are worried what type of messages about values the excessive gift giving sends and honestly don't have room to deal with all the gifts. We want our little boy (almost 3 yrs old) to appreciate the people behind the (stacks of) gifts, be happy with just a few gifts and value relationships with these individuals more than the gifts that they bring. Not to mention,...