Family traditions provide a sense of identity and bond within a family, creating a shared history that is passed down through generations. During the holiday season, share your experiences and memories with your children or create new family traditions. Traditions may be cultural, involving holidays, weekly or monthly traditions.
Everyone in the family can get involved with old or new traditions. Children feel useful and develop a sense of identity when they participate. This shows children that each member is a vital part of the family.
Family traditions do not need to be extravagant, elaborate or expensive. There are simple ways to bring traditions into your family’s life. It can be a bedtime story, a weekly game night or eating a meal the family prepares together. The new year will be approaching soon and you could add making a yearly family resolution as a tradition.
Getting the entire family excited and involved creates meaningful memories that children can pass on to their own families.
