Last year, I received an invitation to a kid’s birthday party that said, “please, no gifts.” As an aspiring minimalist and the parent of a toddler who has way too many toys, I wanted to respect the ...

You thought you were doing your friends a favor by asking them not to bring baby gifts to your daughter’s first birthday party. You even thoughtfully crafted a sentence in the invitation that asked ...

A Twitter follower asks: “How (do you) encourage friends and family to give to charity in lieu of gifts at a kid party? We’re racking our brains for a polite, workable way to do this. We hear people ...

A parent on Reddit was confused when she received a request for gift—but no official invite to the kid's party. Commenters think requesting gifts without hosting a party comes across as entitled.

Most of my friends have specified “no gifts” on their invitations for their kids’ birthdays and I always abide by it because: (1) Why say it if you don’t mean it?; and (2) If we throw a party for my ...

CHILDREN love getting gifts, but many parents now have a strict no-present rule at birthday parties. As the cost-of-living crisis deepens, even small, token-gesture goodies are being shelved. Says ...