Traditions
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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...