Quote Originally Posted by Emma H View Post
Christmas is a time for giving ...If I had a child I don't need some advertisements to show me that I should buy my child's teacher or daycare provider a gift. Its something people do to show that person they appreciate them for the hard work they do. It doesn't have to be an item it can be a card which you stated yourself even though you didn't think to buy your childs teacher a gift you would still get a card...A card is a gift...a candy cane is a gift....it doesn't have to be anything be just a little something to say thank you
I disagree that a teacher or day care provider should be bought gift!

I never bought teacher gift. Did not occur to me that is expected. Teacher does job, teacher gets paid. Really, never bought a teacher gift. Like tipping in Tim Horton's drive through - I order coffee, I pay for coffee. Does person really need tip for pouring and passing through window? Can't think of job where so little done for a tip. Maybe 5 seconds of work which being paid to do. Very odd.

And yes, Christmas is a time for giving NOT for expecting to receive. Whole message lost if some is demanding that Christmas is time for giving, with their hand out to receive. LOL

Message double lost because giving not about materialistic items. It is about giving thought, appreciation, kindness, thinking of others. So, in true meaning, a heart felt thank you for all you do, is all that is required.

Your family tradition might be to give physical gift, others to give home-made gift to reflect time invested in though and preparation of gift. But just as you opted to give gift and felt almost obligated to do so, other families do not. And that's perfectly okay. In fact to me, make more sense. I bet any teacher is rare that every single child in class give gift which suggest that although most do, there are some different view.

If it just needs to be words, then why associated for Christmas?