The Gospel Truth August 2013 | Page 15

Family Traditions Can Be Fun And Lasting Family traditions are our link to the past that creates connections into the future. Many traditions evolve around the ways we celebrate certain holidays. But these traditions can be the way you spend certain “family nights” together or just the ritual of how you put the kids to bed every night. You probably have noticed your children enjoy the repetition of the same bedtime story over and over, the same video, or the same games they like to play. Kids love traditions. It is important to keep traditions simple and centered on people or values that are long lasting. If they are too elaborate or expensive, you will not continue them for very long. Traditions and rituals make families stronger as they are centered on togetherness. Below are a few suggestions for your family to ??????????????????????????????e???????????????????????????????5???? ??????????????????????Q???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????!???????????????????????????????????????!?? ???????????? ?????????????? ???????????????????????!??????????????Q???????????????????????????????????????????!??????????????????=?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????9??????????????????????????Q??????????????????????????????????]????????????????????????????????????????????????A????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????5???????????q????????t?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????M??????????????????????5?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????M?????q???????????t??????????????????????I??????????????????????????????????????????????????]?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????)M????????)????()Q!?1\?=% L?=?Ie0?)=9O?d???????)????????????????????????????????????????????]?????????????????????????????M????M??????I??????????1????5???????????????????????????()M??????5?????????? ????????A???? ????? ?????A??????????????1???@?????e???????1????????????????e????????????????1?????????T?L???????? ??????????????A?????????L?????!??????A??????????A??????? ??0??????????????????Q??????????????????()]??%?????????????????????????????A????????%????????? ???????Q??? ????? ?????%??????9\?????M??5??????0()=??????????]???????()I?????????????????=??()%?e???!????????????????????M??????M?????5??????????4??????!????????????????????Q???M??????M??????A4????)???????????=???e???????????????????????A????(??!????? ??A?????1?????M????????Q???5?????????Q???() =5?9?I %Y?AIeH?()]??????5??????9????!?????????5???)?????A???=?9??????)???()?????((0