A lot of parents are scrambling for teen stocking stuffers this holiday season. Gone are the simpler days of candy canes, new knee-highs or tube socks with an orange in the toe.

Today’s teens are hoping for iPods, camera phones, gift cards and maybe even the keys to a new car. And while those might be the “big little gifts” on their lists, why not consider equally small gifts but with greater meanings?

Be Sentimental. Find one of your teen’s baby teeth or a lock of hair and present it in a beautiful keepsake box. Frame an old photo from his/her first snow or Santa encounter. Share holiday memories in a special journal and ask everyone to write an entry.

Be Sensible. Can you think of a “grown-up” gift that your teen may need down the road? A savings bond? A stock portfolio? Really good jewelry? Is this the year you pass on that family heirloom? He may roll his eyes now, but he’ll thank you later.

Be Silly. Fill a gift box with your teen’s old toys, long buried and forgotten in storage. Or buy a bunch of new playthings that were once your child’s favorites: a yo-yo, bubbles, Play-Doh, a magic trick, a Slinky, jacks, a Pez dispenser, marbles, a deck of Old Maids, a Matchbox car or Princess Barbie.

Be Yourself. Did a specific book, movie and song influence your teenage years? Was it a collection of sensitive sonnets or a bold graphic novel? James Dean is timeless. So are Ferris Bueller's Day Off and The Wizard of Oz. Turn your teen onto Joni Mitchell or Metallica.

Think about what personal gift you wish you had received when you were a teen. Maybe you still have yours. Keep the tradition going. Then put that camera phone she’s been asking for in the toe.