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Holiday PlanningKids Dish simply about the True Meaning of Christmas, Moms’ Roles in Propulsion
the Holidays Together and Hot Gifts on Their Will Lists
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(ARA) - Decorating, cooking, improvement
and more. Once
it comes to preparing for a image perfect holiday season, there is one holiday elf that’s busy at activity -- Mom. According to the KidzEyes Holiday Will List and Habits survey, 64 per centum of kids say that their moms bear the strength
of responsibility for production
sure the Christmas season is bright versus a mere 1 per centum who say dad makes his fair share.
While the stress associated with the multitude of seasonal tasks could easily turn mothers into Grinches, 50 per centum of kids say their moms handle the holidays like snow angels. Girls are a little tougher on mom with 52 per centum claiming mom is a little crankier during the hustle of the holiday season (less than 50 per centum of boys say so).
This year’s KidzEyes Holiday Will List & Habits survey -- conducted annually by KidzEyes, a specialized youth market research division of C&R Research -- uncovers how (and if) families share holiday-related responsibilities, what’s hot and what’s not on kids’ will lists this year, whether kids actually believe in the jolly man in red and what they believe is the true meaning of Christmas.
“Our annual Holiday Will List and Habits survey has become a recognized vehicle that gets at the heart of what kids are thinking about, doing and want
for during the holidays,” same
Robbin Jaklin, president, C&R Research. “The results provide a glimpse into what is beyond question kids’ favorite time of year.”
As the primary holiday gift buyer, what should moms be buying for to give their little angels? It is for sure not clothes, which over again
appears at the really bottom of kids’ will lists. Physical science
continue to take the top spot (37 percent) followed by hard, cold cash (30 percent) and toys (21 percent). Boys tend to want physical science
more than girls, small indefinite amount to vault them to the top spot among kids.
This year kids have gift giving ideas of their own. Once
asked what they would-be give their parents if they could give them simply one “big” gift, 45 per centum same
a vacation, 27 per centum same
home improvement
assistance, 16 per centum same
money and 12 per centum same
time off work. Here are several of the else things kids are locution simply about the holidays this year:
Holiday Hustle -- Mom versus Dad
* Wherever
is Your Father? . . . According to the KidzEyes survey there is nothing on the family holiday to-do list that mom doesn’t do. Twenty-five per centum of kids say their moms are responsible for purchasing the presents and decorating the house. According to kids, dad makes not offer more of a small indefinite amount hand with either holiday task
-- only 1 per centum and 3 per centum respectively.
* A Woman’s Activity is Ne'er
Done . . . Much than half (54 percent) of kids say that moms are the chief holiday cook. Only 4 per centum say dad dons an apron. And, moms (47 percent) not dads (one percent) clear the home in preparation for the big day.
* It’s a Guy Thing . . . Dad’s domain seems to be the tree with nearly one-quarter of kids locution that golf stroke up the tree is their dad’s main job. But, the truth is, dad puts his little elves to activity as 50 per centum of kids say it’s actually a job the whole family shares.
* It’s a Family Affair . . . Eight out of 10 kids (87 percent) say that decorating the tree is a family tradition -- thing
they do together. Nearly two-thirds say the whole family pitches in once
it comes to decking the halls.
* Buying Styles -- Mom versus Dad . . . According to kids, 25 per centum of dads shop for their wives the week before Christmas, spell another 13 per centum say their dads are scouring the stores on Christmas Eve. In sharp contrast, 55 per centum of kids say their moms shop for their affectionate husbands a month before the big day, with only 5 per centum who say that their moms wait until one week before Christmas. Less than a per centum say their moms are out buying frantically on Christmas Eve.
The True Meaning of Christmas
* Christmas Spirit . . . Even as kids as young as 6 years old have a solid idea of the “true meaning of Christmas.” According to 70 per centum of kids, the true meaning is celebrating the birth of Christ. Another 39 per centum say it is being glad
and 37 per centum say it is defrayment time with family. Surprisingly, only 13 per centum say the true meaning is simply about receiving gifts.
* Charitable Hearts . . . Nearly half of kids think of others during the holidays; 48 per centum say they would-be ask their parents to present
several of their allocated “gift” money to charity. Of all kids surveyed, girls between the ages of 6 and 8 are the most likely to give up their presents (60 per centum -- 13 per centum more than boys the same age). Gifts . . . What’s Hot and What’s Not
* Finish the Music! . . . On
with clothing (7 percent), kids don’t want to see music and videos (6 percent) in their heaping pile of gifts this year.
* Physical science
are Crack . . . According to the survey, the better gifts are physical science
(37 percent), with video game systems or hand-held
video games leading the category (57 percent). Those were closely followed by computers and computer code (53 percent), cellular telephones (38 percent), CD players (32 percent) and DVD players (31 percent).
* Boys and Machines . . . Fifty-three per centum of boys age 6 to 11 want physical science
versus only 18 per centum of girls the same age. Conversely, girls that age will for toys nearly doubly as more as boys (39 per centum versus 20 percent).
To request more information simply about KidzEyes call (800) KidzEyes (543-9393) or visit www.crresearch.com or www.kidzeyesomnibus.com.
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