When to Give a Child Jewelry

While children should probably not be given very fancy, delicate, or expensive jewelry it is nice to give a child jewelry as a special gift. When I was five years old my mother bought me an inexpensive gold necklace that had my name on it. Today I am twenty five and still have the gold necklace. I didn’t treat the necklace very carefully. The name part was bent a few times and I flattened it back out and the chain was tangled many times. I try to take good care of the necklace now because it means a lot to me.

When you give a child jewelry it’s best to make sure they are the age where they know not to break things. Five or six years old is a good age for a child to receive a gift of jewelry. The gift giver and the parents should let the child know that jewelry costs money and they should show the child how to properly care for it. If the child doesn’t already have a jewelry box it would be a good gift once they have jewelry. Jewelry for a child should be sturdy and not break as easily. The child should have already gotten used to plastic jewelry. Cheap plastic jewelry is a way for a child to practice wearing jewelry. They get used to keeping it on and keeping track of it to not lose it. Giving a child jewelry to mark a significant day is a great way to show them you care and to help them mature.