It was recently my child’s birthday and the process of finding them a great gift that they would really enjoy involved me thinking about the conditions we can place on gift giving. What I mean by this is parents (or other adults) giving children a gift and then putting conditions or rules on the use of that gift. For example; here is a toy I have given you but you can only use it when and how I allow you to use it. Another example that I think happens a lot is when children are giving electronic devices/gaming gifts and this is given with a list of rules rather than allowing the child to fully enjoy it, meaning there will be limitations placed on when this can be used.
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