And isn’t there value in teaching kids how to graciously give gifts to others for their day? I also wondered if “no gifts” parties are just an upper-middle-class white person thing.

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When it comes to kids’ birthday parties, you’d think there were only so many ways to reinvent the wheel. But one parent has well and truly said ‘hold my piñata.’ She’s ditching the ...

This Parent Requested Gifts for Kid's Birthday, but Doesn't Plan to Host a Party After another parent received the usual request, they wondered "Is this a new way of celebrating birthdays I've ...

Wow, You guys have opinions! Last week I wrote a column about what I think is the importance of opening gifts in front of guests at kids’ birthday parties. Many, many people disagreed with me ...

A child’s birthday without gifts feels like a half-filled balloon.

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