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Holiday Gifts: The Parent Guide

They changed your diapers, paid for your tuition, and let you cry on their shoulder when you got stood up for the prom. They deserve better than a desperate, last minute gift.

Towel

Florida glam in the bathroom! Whether she winters in Palm Beach or Westchester, she’ll love this stylish Pucci-inspired bath towel. (Especially becuse she was there for the original Pucci craze.)

Photo

Yes, you were paying attention all those Sunday afternoons at the MoMA. Give a little culture - a beautiful photograph.

corkscrew

They spent all those years cooking for you (while you clamored for Tater Tots, you ingrate). Show them how much you appreciate their kitchen with great things for the home. This corkscrew is an easy, simple, and totally elegant way to open a bottle of wine. No tugging, no yanking — and, best of all, no broken corks.

Wine

They?ll get plenty of use out of the Screwpull if you give them a wine subscription.

La-z-boy

It’s so clich? it must be true: Every dad loves a La-Z-Boy. Now they’re modern, chic, and customizable. (Mom will probably hate you for this one.)

Godfather

The Godfather movies are finally available on DVD. (No, they’ll never watch Godfather 3, but can anyone get enough of the first two?)

blanket

Remember all the times they allowed you to recover from nightmares in their big bed? Give them a lush cashmere blanket from Ralph Lauren.

Shave kit

The pampered pop will love T. Anthony’s shave kit.

Coach bag

For mom, a classic duffle, just like she used to carry in the ’70s, when you longed for a bag as cool as hers.

Berlitz

Sweet revenge: Tell them to go do their homework. Get them language lessons from Berlitz. (If you’re lucky, after they learn Italian, they’ll go to Rome for the summer and leave you the keys to their beach house.)

alarm clock

They’ll need a swanky traveling alarm clock for their viaggio.

Wake up, kids. Time to take care of mom and dad.


Need more ideas? Check out The Girl Guide and The Guy Guide.
Coming next week: The Kid Guide.