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I r e c e nt l yr e a daf e wa r t i c l e son“ t e a c hi ngc hi l dr e na bouthol i da yc e l e br a t i ons . ”T ha nk s gi v i ngha sj us tpa s s e d a ndwe ’ r ei nt hehe a r tof t hehol i da ys e a s on. Ac oupl eof t hek e ypoi nt si nt hea r t i c l ewe r er e mi nde r sf orme , a ndwhi l et hepi e c ewa sge a r e dt owa r dspa r e nt s , I t houghtma nyof t hel e s s onsc oul dbehe l pf ul f ory oua s we l l .
T a l ka boutwhywec e l e br a t e . T a k eaf e wmi nut e st oc onne c tt ot heor i gi na l s t or i e sof T ha nk s gi v i ng, Chr i s t ma s , Ha nuk k a horNe wY e a r ’ sE v e . Hol i da y sa r et e a c ha bl emome nt st ha tpr ov i dec ont e x ta ndpe r s pe c t i v eon hi s t or y , c ul t ur ea ndwhywes houl da ppr e c i a t ewha tweha v e . I not he rwor ds , wha t ’ si mpor t a nt . T a l ka boutf a mi l yt r a di t i onsa ndt e l l s t or i e s . T e l l s t or i e sa boutt he“ goodol dda y s . ”S t or i e sa r eagr e a twa yt o he l pc r e a t ea nde x t e ndaf a mi l yhi s t or y . T he yt e a c husa boutl i f ea ndc r e a t el a s t i ngbondsa c r os sge ne r a t i ons . Puta s i dedi f f e r e nc e s . T e ns i ona nds t r e s sc a nbepa r tof a nyf a mi l yge tt oge t he r , s oma k eac ommi t me ntt o f oc usont hepos i t i v ea s pe c t sof f a mi l ya nds ha r i ngas pe c i a l da yt oge t he r . J us tha v ef un! Bet ha nk f ul . As ke v e r y onet os ha r es ome t hi ngt he ya r et ha nk f ul f or . E nc our a get hec onv e r s a t i onof gr a t i t ude t hought hee nt i r eda y-y ou’ l l of t e nbes ur pr i s e da thowi ns i ght f ul c hi l dr e nc a nbewhe nt he y ’ r ee nc our a ge dt o s ha r et he i rt hought s . S ha r ea nddona t e . Ma nyc e l e br a t i onsa r ec ha r a c t e r i z e dbya na bunda nc eof f ooda ndgi f t s . F i ndwa y st os ha r e wi t ht hos et ha tha v el e s s . I nv ol v i ngk i dsi nc ha r i t y–whe t he rdona t i ngt oaf oods he l t e rorhe l pi ngt hos ei n ne e di not he rwa y s–c a nha v el a s t i ngi mpr e s s i onsont het y pe sof pe opl et he ygr owupt obe . Re a di nga r t i c l e sa bout“ t e a c hi ngk i ds ”wa sagr e a tr e f r e s he rc our s ef orme . I t ’ se a s yt oge tc a ughtupi nt he “ pr e s s ur e ”of t hehol i da ys e a s on, a ndbe f or ey ouk nowi tt hes e a s onha spa s s e da ndy our e a l i z ey ouba r e l y t ookamome ntt of e e l gr a t e f ul a nde nj oyt hel i t t l emome nt swi t hy ourf a mi l y . I hopet ha ta l l of t hehol i da y sourPT S MCf a mi l i e sc e l e br a t ea r ef i l l e dwi t hl ov e , l a ught e ra ndf r i e nds hi p. Pl e a s et a k eaf e wmi nut e st os t e pba c k , c ounty ourbl e s s i ngs , c e l e br a t ef a mi l ya ndl e ndahe l pi ngha nd. Bes a f ea ndha ppy !
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