Key points

Around 60 percent of parents experience significant stress during the holidays.

Lean into rest and recharging from hectic school and work schedules.

Focus on building character, not consumption.

Celebrations and holidays are an integral part of our social life . Every culture that has ever existed has used festivities and rituals to organize social life and demonstrate the values of that culture. Can you imagine our lives without days set aside for family, rest, and excitement? This is the benefit of organizing our lives around personal and collective celebrations. In the American context, it is easy for parents to get swept away by the culture of consumerism that often dictates how we celebrate.

Few of our holidays imbue positive moral values; they largely focus on dis

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