Congratulations for 1 year old girl, boy, parents

2024 Author: Priscilla Miln | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-16 00:21

Congratulations on the 1st year, as well as gifts for this date, are addressed not only to the baby, but also to his parents. Many people invited to the celebration of this date are limited to what is necessary for the child, an expensive and useful present, and congratulatory words are said only at the table and addressed to their parents.

This is not quite the right approach to what happy birthday greetings should be. 1 year old celebrates the birthday man, and not just his parents. This nuance must not be forgotten.

Whom to congratulate?

According to the requirements of etiquette for this holiday, congratulations on the birth are addressed to parents. 1 year old - celebrates the baby, who is congratulated on his birthday.

Congratulations for the baby should not be too short or pronounced "for show". At the age of one, the child already understands a lot, and he will be very pleased with a short fairy tale told in combination with the presentation of a bright toy. This approach to congratulations will also appeal to the parents of a little birthday boy.

What to give?

Accordingly, you should cook twoa present - one that the child himself can use, for example, a toy, and a useful, necessary gift, for example, a stroller or playpen. You can combine the requirements for a gift and present as a present something that is both useful and understandable to the birthday person himself, for example, a developing game corner.

If, however, an item that is extremely necessary for a child, but incomprehensible to him, for example, clothes, a stroller, a gymnastic complex or a tourist voucher, is chosen as a present, then such a gift should definitely be supplemented with a simple toy.

Of course, necessary and useful gifts are given to parents along with warm congratulatory words, and toys are given to the birthday boy himself. At the same time, you need to give a gift without packaging, so that the child can take it and start playing.

Play corners, combining the address to the baby with the functions of an expensive and necessary gift, it is better to assemble it in advance and bring it into the apartment packed in a beautiful protective cellophane. If this is not possible, then it is advisable to come to the holiday ahead of time, of course, having discussed this moment with your parents, and collect a play corner.

Are there original versions?

If you want to show originality, make a not very expensive and at the same time a modern gift, without wasting time going around the shops, you can present a photo session or a family trip to a country hotel for the weekend. These are very good gifts that do not require effort from the giver. But, of course, they should be supplemented with something that the little one can play with.birthday boy.

Whom to congratulate first?

The first congratulation on the 1 year old should be addressed to the child, the second to the parents. If there are elderly people in the family who take care of the baby and live with him under the same roof, then they are addressed with warm words after congratulations for the parents.

However, it is not always possible to follow this order. For example, if the celebration takes place at home, then the parents of the birthday man most often open the doors to the guests, and not someone else. Accordingly, they immediately receive a present and hear the first congratulation.

How to address a child?

The need to say congratulations on the 1st birthday to a birthday person often causes difficulty even for those people who are raising children themselves. And for childless guests, this need often causes bewilderment and even slight panic.

Meanwhile, it's not difficult to say a few kind words to a baby. You can congratulate the child both in verse and in prose. The main general requirements for the speech with which the baby is addressed:

• duration - at least 4 minutes, but no more than 8-10;
• sincerity;
• lack of familiarity.

All kinds of playful gestures, like a "butting goat", are only acceptable on the part of those who often see the baby or occasionally work with him. That is, from people who are well known to the child and who have contact with him, as psychologists say. Familiar playing tricks from strangers can cause a little birthday boy toalertness or simply scare the child.

What can complicate the celebration?

Many are familiar with such a picture, when the baby starts to scream or sob at the moment of congratulations and throw away the toy put into his hands. At the same time, parents begin to get nervous, especially if the embarrassment occurs during congratulations from grandmothers living separately, or other relatives.

Often the situation is aggravated by such a nuance as the "sides", that is, those whose congratulations were rejected - the relatives of the wife or husband. Often, due to this behavior of the baby, quite serious quarrels arise between the spouses.

The same embarrassing situation happens with congratulations from other guests who outwardly do everything right. That is, they do not show familiarity, they say something interesting and present a completely elegant toy.

As a rule, parents try to apologize to the guests, take the baby somewhere or try to reason with them. Traditional explanations begin - “the baby was just tired”, “the teeth were bothering me in the morning” and other similar excuses. Usually, this behavior of mom and dad leads to even more crying.

Why does the baby cry during congratulations?

Meanwhile, the blame for crying during congratulations on the 1st birthday lies on the shoulders of the guest who turned to the birthday man, and not on the baby. Crying and crying - the child's reaction to falsity, lack of sincerity in congratulations, pretense and discomfort experienced by adults, irritation from the need to contact withbaby.

One-year-olds are incredibly sensitive, they intuitively feel both the attitude towards themselves and the environment in general. That is why situations arise at the first real children's birthday when, having heard a couple of seemingly boring and on-duty congratulations from a complete stranger, the baby bursts into laughter and does not part with the not very bright and interesting toy presented by this guest. And that is why the child bursts into tears during congratulations from relatives or other people who seem to say “from the heart” and give a rather intricate, not very cheap toy as a gift.

This nuance must be taken into account when preparing to attend a birthday and say congratulations on the 1st year of the baby. There is no need to memorize fairy tales and poems if the mere sight of a child causes discomfort or irritation. The kid will feel how unpleasant his company is for the guest, and will begin to cry. Sometimes it's better to break the rules of etiquette and limit yourself to giving a present and a couple of simple congratulatory phrases said sincerely.

How to congratulate a girl?

Now it is fashionable to shorten festive traditional wordings, even on anniversaries you can hear from guests a variant of such congratulations - “Happy day!”. 1 year old girl is not the date to apply these current trends. Other slang and familiar statements are also unacceptable, for example: “Well, (name)? Happy Birthday to you!”

Of course, all this may well sound from close people left alone with the birthday girl, but by no meanspublicly and not in the presence of parents, even if the baby laughs after such a speech. Such statements demonstrate a dismissive and mocking attitude towards the holiday, or may be regarded by parents as a sign of lack of respect.

Kids love fairy tales. Unlike boys, they concentrate faster and listen more attentively to prose texts. Parents of girls are always more picky about what and how they say to them and their child than those who celebrate a boy's birthday.

This must be taken into account when thinking through words intended for a child or addressed to parents, congratulations on the birth of a girl. 1 year old is the age at which the first children's "why?" arise. This nuance can be used when congratulating the baby.

An example of congratulations in the genre of "conversational fairy tale":

Hello, (name)! Look who came to you (a toy is given).

Her name is Dana and she is a mouse. When Dana was very young, she lived in a large warehouse. The warehouse is a huge house in which small toys live and grow. All the other mice wanted to stay small. They did not want to get into the store and go to the children. And mouse Dana always ate well, really wanted to become big and get to a beautiful girl on her first birthday. That's why she's here.

Hold Dana. Happy birthday, (name)!”.

When giving a toy, it is not necessary to give it a name, but children perceive the named plush animals or dolls better. The name of the toy must besimple, so that the birthday girl could say it herself.

How to congratulate the boy?

Congratulations on 1 year old boy is different from warm words addressed to girls. Boys are not able to focus on the content of prose texts for a long time, which is why they fall asleep much faster while reading fairy tales than girls.

However, one-year-old boys are very fond of dynamic and rhythmic poems. This feature should be taken into account when considering what words to address the birthday man with.

An example of congratulating a boy in a poetic genre:

Hello, nice little boy, (Name), happy birthday!

I'm glad to congratulate you, Give (name or "name" of the toy).

And today you can, A secret from everyone, Eat a bar of chocolate (a small chocolate bar is given), And get to the candy.

Happy birthday tomboy!

Grow up soon

Become year after year

Bigger and stronger.

If you prefer poetic congratulations, choosing among ready-made texts, you need to avoid such lines: “look who went under the table with his legs”, “mom and dad grew up a boy” and similar ones.

Such lines are touching, but they are absolutely not suitable for composing a congratulation on 1 year old to a girl or boy, because the child is spoken of in the third person. That is, they do not address the birthday man, such poems are addressed to an abstract public, andnot a specific child.

How to congratulate parents?

Congratulations for parents on the first children's birthday sound both during the feast, and when presenting useful and necessary presents, and just at the entrance to the apartment.

There are no special requirements for what to say to parents and in what form to do it. However, every good congratulation should combine the following points:

• appeal;
• reference to the occasion of the holiday;
• praise for the baby;
• compliments to parents;
• wishes.

That is, it is imperative to emphasize any achievements, talents and features of the child, express your admiration for him. Of course, this should be done within reasonable limits, without going over to outright flattery. After that, the merit of the parents should be noted that by the year the baby has grown so special and wonderful. Express wishes regarding the future child.

When pronouncing toasts, the same nuances are relevant. But, of course, table speeches spoken during the celebration should be shorter and less pretentious than congratulations when presenting a present.