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New website says no to over-the-top birthday parties
A researcher was so worried about the excesses of children's birthday parties that he has started a campaign against them.
Dr Bill Doherty, of the University of Minnesota, has set up a website, Birthdays without Pressure, that encourages parents to scale down their children's birthday celebrations.
It points out the dangers of excessive birthday parties, which include kids getting 'stressed out from parties that are too large and too orchestrated', and provides ideas for simple games, fewer gifts and meaningful family rituals.