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Post-Winter Holidays: Hibernation or Depression?

The holiday season is just about over. The presents are unwrapped. The relatives have left. The leftovers are almost gone. Some things went well. Some didn’t. There were moments of pleasure and joy and moments ... Read more... »

Happy New Year, for Auld Lang Syne.

New Year's Eve, in much of the English speaking world, is a time of celebration. People ring in the New Year with parties, fancy dress, streamers, noise makers, and champagne. Rowdy crowds gather late at ... Read more... »

Holiday Travel with Young Kids

It's the time of year when many families take to the road, going home for the holidays. It's the time of year when my inbox is full of letters seeking advice for how to stay ... Read more... »

Simplifying the Holidays

Do you want to manage the holidays with less stress? Simplify! Magazine covers trumpet feature titles like: “More love, less stress.” “Ten Ways to Make Decorating Easy.” “Keep it Beautiful. Make it ... Read more... »

Special Occasions and Special Needs Kids

Here come the holidays. For many parents with special needs kids, here comes more stress. No matter how many times you have tried to explain the special needs of your special child, the extended family, ... Read more... »

Rx for Mental Health: Send Holiday Cards!

It’s easy to get cynical about holiday cards. There certainly is a lot of pressure to send them for all the wrong reasons: Because the person sent one to us. Because it is a way ... Read more... »

The Pain of Losing Your Faith

Our faith -- whether a religious conviction, a commitment to human rights, or another set of deeply-held beliefs -- informs many of our life choices. So what happens when we lose these guiding principles? Although ... Read more... »

Holiday Traditions

"But we always have mixed nuts at Thanksgiving!" "But we always have turkey for Christmas dinner!" "But we always have the youngest child open the first Hanukkah present (this protested by the youngest)!" "But we always go to ... Read more... »

Celebrating Safely with Alcohol

For many families, drinking alcohol is a way to celebrate something. The good cheer of the holiday season is liberally laced with wine. We use champagne and liquor to show our happiness at weddings and ... Read more... »

Halloween Safety Tips for Parents

If a visitor from outer space were observing our town during the last few days of October, I’m sure it would be a head-scratching (or tentacle-scratching) experience. Parents go out and buy large bags of ... Read more... »

More Coping with Holiday Stress Tips

The holidays can be fun, but they also can be a source of great stress — and no wonder. The holidays are often depicted as a magical time when people reconcile and dreams come true. How ... Read more... »

10 Things You Can Do Differently Today

Every year, at about this time, magazines, newspapers and websites (including ours!) publish their usual article on how to keep your New Year's resolutions. We all seem to forget that many people – perhaps most ... Read more... »

It’s All In How You Look At It: Transforming Holiday Angst into Gratitude

“Here it is again: The holidays. I have to shop. I hate to shop. I have to cook. I hate to cook. The relatives are coming – never did like Aunt Gertrude. Another office party ... Read more... »

Getting to the Heart of Holiday Gifting

The annual December hype around buying and exchanging gifts doesn't usually include an in-depth discussion of the tact and ritual of gift giving. Stores just want to get us inside their doors and buying. Advertisers ... Read more... »

Holiday Baking: A Recipe for Family Fun or Frustration?

When I was a girl, my mother would spend the weeks before Christmas making dozens upon dozens of different kinds of Christmas cookies. There were drop cookies, refrigerator cookies, decorated cutouts and bars. There were ... Read more... »

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