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Passing Down Family Values Through Traditions
If you want your child to grow up generous, telling them "be generous" almost never moves the needle. What does: choosing a charity together every Dec...
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Holidays as Part of Family Culture
Childhood holiday memories are extraordinary for their specificity. Adults rarely remember "Christmas was nice" in the abstract—they remember the part...
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Daily Family Rituals
The moments children remember from childhood are rarely the expensive holidays or the big productions. They remember the rituals: dad's terrible joke...
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Family Celebrations With Young Children
The gap between how adults plan family celebrations and how young children actually experience them is wider than most parents expect until they've li...
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How to Celebrate Birthdays Without Overstimulation
Birthday parties for young children often become more elaborate as children get younger — which is to say, the most elaborate parties tend to be throw...
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