Give them three gifts from Santa and spend the rest of the day cultivating a holiday tradition that will last long after the batteries die out from the high tech gifts. Here are some of my favorite simple traditions.
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Presents or Presence?
December 19, 2011Cultivate holiday happiness and gratitude
December 12, 2011Come to Littleton, Mass. tonight, Dec. 12, 7-9 pm for a parents forum to reduce holiday stress. It’s $15 if you RSVP. Two for $20. Here are three suggestions to defuse the holiday stress, that we women mostly heap on ourselves, in response to impossible standards set by the media, that we internalize. Martha Stewart has a crew of dozens to create her “effortless” crafts, meals and decorations. No one can live up to those ridiculous benchmarks.
FREE talk tonight at West Elementary in Andover, MA
November 16, 2011Come for a free talk on positive parenting 7:30 pm, West Elementary School, 58 Beacon St. in Andover, Mass., sponsored by the Andover townwide PTA.
Thanksgiving: The ultimate family dinner
November 14, 2011Parenting is all about setting reasonable expectations and managing people’s behavior — getting them to do what you want, when you want, just like at work. The best managers are kind, firm, clearly spell out what they expect, and if necessary, train you on how to do it.
