New Economy Holiday Season - Part 2

Listen: New Economy Holiday Season - Part 2

This year may be the perfect time to introduce an alternative Holiday celebration, based more on making memories and focusing on the reason for the season, and less on commercialism and unrestrained spending.

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New Economy Holiday Season - Part 1

Listen: New Economy Holiday Season - Part 1

The Holiday Season, traditionally a time for splurging and generous gift giving, is likely to be a challenge for many families this year as they struggle with the new economic realities of job loss , mortgage meltdown and general financial insecurity. Blended-Families.com offers some guidelines for celebrating in the New Economy. This is the first of two parts.

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Stress Reduction for the Holiday Season

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The Holiday Season is fast approaching and for many, it's a mixed blessing. There are high expectations and multiple pressures to ensure happy Holiday celebrations. Everyone is run ragged and spread too thin, planning, cooking, working around conflicting family schedules, and organizing transitioning kids. The blended-family experts recommend several strategies to help reduce holiday stress around any of the above issues or helping you prioritize and implement useful strategies to make this holiday season your happiest ever.

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Make Time for the Family Dinner

Listen: Make Time for the Family Dinner

It’s well documented that kids who eat dinner regularly with their families feel more connected, do better in school and are less likely to be involved in drugs and alcohol and other risky behaviors.

Today, Blended-Families.com present even more good reasons to make the family dinner part of your routine as often as you can.

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