Many families have their own personal traditions that help mark the holidays every year. It’s a way to create memories that can last through the years, as children grow, as couples settle into marriage, and while the calendar pages roll past. Traditions help create meaning that can be shared across everyone involved. If you don’t have any special traditions, there’s no reason you can’t look to start some. Sit down and make some decisions about events or activities you could share with your loved ones, and start this season.

Key Takeaways:

• Parents from different backgrounds or beliefs can combine them to create new shared traditions going forward.
• Look for activities and subjects you yourself are interested in, so you’re motivated to continue doing it with your kids.
• Bring your local community or area into what is incorporated in your new traditions, so the connections to where you live reinforce it.

“Holiday traditions, and tradition and rituals in general, help families create shared meaning”

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