Mark the child's growth publicly each year. The birthday party is a status event for the parent.
This is a want. Something a person cannot stop feeling. Discretionary in theory, relentless in practice — status and belonging live here. It is felt by the parent, repeatedly, and rates 2 out of 5 for the pressure it exerts.
It comes from Status and Belonging meeting the demands of Childhood. The constants never change; the phase decides which of them presses hardest.
The market has answered it in 2 ways: Children's party industry and School and milestone photography
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Every one of these is a business, an institution or a habit built on this single pressure.