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Family Traditions by Kris Purcell
Traditions give strength and stability to the family
Every family has their own special way of doing things. They repeat these rituals over and over again and it becomes "tradition." When you exercise muscles in your body regularly, then you become stronger. In the same way, repeating experiences together in a certain way strengthens your family. Traditions give the family strength and stability.
Remember the way your family celebrated special holidays....the foods, the smells, the sights that bring back those happy feelings? Or maybe there was a certain family outing that you could count on each week, such as a trip to the library to check out new books. Maybe it was an annual event...like going for ice cream when you received a good report card. Traditions need not be expensive or complicated. You are likely already doing many things that fall into the category of traditions, such as regular story time, weekly church attendance, sharing a meal together on a regular basis. These traditions reinforce family values, and help members of families feel connected to each other. Children in such families are secure in knowing "this is how we do things in our family." Traditions teach children that family is important.
Summer is already upon us. This naturally is a time to start or maintain family traditions with family vacations, family reunions, patriotic holidays, or seasonal fun activities. I hope I've got you thinking and remembering happy family traditions of your own, and maybe keep up the old ways or add something new to your family. It is worth the effort it takes to establish or continue these important ties that bind families. And besides all that, family traditions are just plain fun!
Traditions = Family Strength
Traditions = Family Stability
Traditions = Feelings of Belonging
Traditions = Reinforced Values
Traditions = Family Fun!!
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Easy, Yummy Summer Salad:
Caramel Apple Salad
3-5 Granny Smith apples
1 3.4oz. pkg. instant vanilla pudding
1 c. milk
8 oz. Cool Whip
3-4 Snicker candy bars
Cut apples into bite-size pieces (leave peelings on).
Mix pudding and milk. Add Cool Whip. Pour pudding
mixture over apples. Cut Snicker bars into small pieces.
Add to apples and pudding. Mix well. Refrigerate 1-2
hours before serving. Enjoy!
What do you think?????
A feature story in the March 19, 2006 issue of USA TODAY reported that exposure to pets, peanuts, and intestinal worms might actually be good for children, because they program their developing immune system to know the difference between real threats and common exposures.
The article begins by noting that this new thinking is opposite of the previous conventional wisdom that said it was best to protect children from these types of exposures. They now state just the opposite. Dr. Andy Saxton of the University of California-Los Angeles, states, "What we learned is that it may, in fact, be important to be exposed early on to a sufficient quantity of allergy-causing substances to train the immune system that they are not a threat."
In the article, Dr. Joel Weinstock of Tufts New England Medical Center added: "When you're born, Day Zero, your immune system is like a new computer. It's not programmed. You have to add software. Between the ages of zero and 12, you're learning to read, you're learning to write, and your immune system is learning to react to things. Part of that is learning to limit reactivity."
The article supports the hypothesis that growing up in cities and suburbs, away from fields and farm animals, leaves people more susceptible to many immune disorders such as allergies and asthma. To strengthen his point, Dr. Weinstock notes the difference between developed nations with urban communities and undeveloped countries. "Hay fever is the most common allergy in the developed world," he says. "Yet, there are some countries in the world where doctors don't know what hay fever is."
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