Kids Birthday Parties – Love or Loath?

Do you love or loath your kids birthday parties?

According to Mother and Baby Magazine, “…around 30 per cent of those polled admitted the think children’s birthday parties have become ‘very competitive’ and six in seven parents think other mums and dads judge them. Perhaps this is why 14 per cent don’t invite the competitive parents they know. In fact, some of the polled parents admitted to finding it so stressful that they dread the party.”.

Most kids of primary age get invited to 30 parties a year. It is also very expensive. Parents have to give 30 presents which means that their child receives 30 presents on their birthday! I am told that many presents get syphoned off and given as presents at other birthday parties. I say that “I am told”, as luckily this was not my experience. At my daughter’s school, we were encouraged to invite 3 children when your child was 3, 4 when they were 4 etc. So there wasn’t that pressure on giving so many presents or so many weekends taken up with taking and collecting children from parties!

Last week Rachael contacted me in a panic about her son’s birthday party due to happen at the weekend. She told me that last year the party was “…so horrendous last year and I’m dreading it this year…”.

In the video below I did some EFT ( or Emotional Freedom Techniques and also known as Tapping) with Rachael and watch how her feelings totally changed from dread to feeling amazing, knowing it would be fun.