Episode 48: Taking a Kinder Path to the Holiday Season – Planning Together with our Kids

Based on a core section of Hayley’s blog post, Taking a Kinder Path to the Festivities: For You, Your Children and the Planet, we discuss kind and collaborative approaches we can take to the holiday season With two holiday season discussions behind us, we weren’t sure how much there was left to talk about. It turns out that was no problem! We had some in-depth conversation about planning WITH our kids rather than just for them, Santa Claus (or not – and all kinds of things in between), gift-giving and the differences between the receiver choosing and the giver choosing, what keeping things “simple” means and how that isn’t always about material things, giving grace and openness to those we’re spending time with, dealing with different convictions within our family and how to be kind to ourselves. There are lots of our own stories in this one:Our own childhood background with Santa, what gift-giving looked like in our families of origin versus with our own families, how to avoid resentment and overload, whether we need to take on making the traditional meal simply because we are mothers and many more. This is a content-packed episode.Come join us!Resources: Taking a Kinder Path to the Festivities for You, Your Children and the PlanetVirtual Kitchen Table Episode 17: Being Intentional about the Holidays – Ideas for Thoughtful FamiliesVirtual Kitchen Table Episode 32: Being Intentional About the Holidays – Finding a Fit for Our FamiliesChristmas Customs: Weaving Together Faith and Festivity and Whether to “Do Santa”Virtual Kitchen Table Episode 37: Nurturing our Well-Being Through Creative Practices Virtual Kitchen Table Episode 41: Creative Kids, Creative ParentsDealing with Conflict at Christmas: Taking a Kinder PathLiving Joyfully Network