Festive fun: How to manage your child's Christmas excitement

It's the most wonderful time of the year, but the hype leading up to Christmas Day can be overwhelming for young children. We get expert advice on how to help them manage their big feelings 

Managing children’s over-excitement comes back to how parents present things.

If children had to define paradise, they’d very likely say just one word: Christmas.

Because Christmas promises every child’s dream: Oodles of toys and sweets, holidays from homework and school, exciting events spanning the full range from Santa to panto, extended family coming over, visits to other houses, movies on TV, late bedtimes, rules relaxed.