How to turn the children’s birthday into a memorable and meaningful event?

The children are so happy when their birthday is approaching, as this is one of the most important of the year to them.

As a parent, how to turn the children’s birthday to a memorable and meaning event, and mark another new milestone in the growing path of the child?

Here are some thoughts and sharing on the preparation and essential steps:

1. Birthday cake. It is not necessary to have a birthday cake, it just depends on the custom or culture of the family. Some family might cook some long noodles for the children for birthday celebration and mark the milestone.

And, for some Chinese, the parent will cook two or one pair of eggs and colouring them in the red, symbolize to have a happy life forever. Two is a good sign too, meant won’t be alone in life.

However, for the modern parent, go and purchase a birthday cake is the one of the simple way for celebrating the children’s party.

But, the children need more than this.

2. A gift. A gift that not only to fulfil the children’s desire or need, but it’s for his/her improvement and growing purpose. I will prefer to give the children some books that suits his/her age and able to help to learn more about the life.

3. A birthday story. The parent should prepare the birthday story for the children. The children love to know more how and when they were given birth and the story when they were just a little kid, how they learnt to walk, what they like to eat when they were a baby.

They will know more about themselves via this opportunity. And, this helps to enhance the touching relationship between the child and parent.

4. A birthday card. Tell the child how good is him/her, what are his/her strengths, and what are our expectation on him/her and what can be improved for the coming year.

Birthday is the big day for the children, but the parent should turn it into a memorable and meaning event!

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