| Are you looking for unique gift ideas, original gift | | | | lose spouses or are in unhappy relationships and |
| ideas or personalized gift ideas that will change | | | | their primary emotional relationships are with their |
| your children's lives forever? This article contains | | | | children. As we get older it is more difficult to find |
| creative gift ideas for teenagers, kids and children | | | | and maintain adult friendships, but I have decided |
| that can only be given by parents that they will | | | | now to spend more time with my friends or join |
| appreciate forever. | | | | social clubs with peers so that my children are |
| My mother is a diabetic who lives on a fixed | | | | free to enjoy their lives and do what young |
| income. I have over $150,000 in student loan debt | | | | people do and not feel the burden of having to |
| and two teenagers in college with no support | | | | babysit me. |
| from their father. I am distraught with worry | | | | Unique Gift Idea # 3 Manage Your Money |
| over helping my mother and taking care of my | | | | All of my money now is going towards bills and |
| children. Trying to help my mother financially as | | | | household expenses, but I am going to start |
| well as take care of my children is very difficult | | | | putting money away for world travel, sandy |
| for me as a single mother. | | | | beaches, and exotic getaways for when I am |
| I decided that the best way for me to help my | | | | bored with teaching. As a single parent, I need to |
| children in the future is by giving them the | | | | start thinking about my spending habits and how |
| following thoughtful gifts: | | | | they will affect my lifestyle 20 years for now. |
| Unique Gift Idea #1 Exercise & Eat healthy | | | | I don't want my children to put off paying their |
| Taking care of myself by exercising and eating | | | | bills to help me financially. I want my children to |
| healthy is not only a gift to my children but to | | | | manage their money properly and live the life of |
| myself as well. I can be pretty lazy about going | | | | their dreams. |
| to the gym. But on days that I need to feel | | | | Unique Gift Idea # 4 Accomplish Own Dreams |
| motivated to exercise, I imagine giving my | | | | and Goals |
| children the inspirational gifts of developing good | | | | I see a lot of parents who live vicariously through |
| habits and self-discipline when they need to take | | | | their children. One woman I know gave her |
| care their bodies and not give in to peer pressure. | | | | daughter the wedding that she always wanted for |
| I also imagine myself as a 95-year-old woman | | | | herself. Another friend forced her son to go to |
| who lives alone, prepare her own meals and is | | | | medical school because she never had the |
| able to travel and communicate with family and | | | | courage to go herself. The only thing that I want |
| friends. I will do everything within my power to | | | | for both of my children is to be truly happy with |
| take good care of myself so that my children will | | | | their own life choices and have the courage to |
| not have to take care of me. | | | | reach their full potential. |
| Unique Gift Idea # 2 Establish Own Social | | | | In my opinion the greatest gift that any parent |
| Network | | | | can give their child is their own happiness and |
| As some parents age they begin to depend more | | | | sense of well-being. Living my own life fully, richly, |
| and more on their children to be their friends. I | | | | and authentically gives my children something to |
| know one woman who was afraid to marry | | | | look forward to and someone to look up to who |
| because she worried about her mother not having | | | | loves them more than anything in the world. |
| any other friends to eat lunch with. Many parents | | | | |