Puzzles in Parenting
wishes you
 and
your family
a great winter season!

With the holidays fast approaching, sometimes we instantly feel stress. If not our own, then that of those around us. Not only do the holidays haunt us, but the dark skies and cold weather can make us feel a little more isolated as parents.
Here are some tips to help you think of these cold days as more than shopping and stress:

Rewrite your traditions
As your family grows, consider rewriting your traditions or create new ones that you and your kids will look forward to each year. Try giving your kids a new ornament each year so they can add them when they grow up and have their own tree. Or have a skating day with friends and family and hot chocolate afterward. Or maybe a holiday movie night might be a fun thing to look forward to.
Try to include fun things in the days leading up to the holidays and you may find that this time of year is enriched with new meaning.

Enjoy your family time.

From Ninna & her family

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