NEWSCASTER:
00:01:31
Yeah. I mean, it's almost also like a lesson in sitting in the uncomfortable, which I think is also a great skill for our kids to have. How do we explain and model more positive values like gratitude? I think this really falls under the category show it, don't talk about it. So talk together as a family about where you're going to make donations if you are going to do that. Have your kids think about where they'd like to make donations, even if it can be very, very small. Do acts of service. Look out for other people. Think about others openly in front of your kids. In all of parenting, in all of raising kids, modeling the behavior we want to see is so much more powerful than lecturing kids about it.
NEWSCASTER:
00:02:12
What else can you talk to parents about in terms of, this is a busy time. This could be a stressful time. Our kids may be picking up on some tones that might be a little different, or-- I mean, look, it's just the reality of the situation-- lack of routine, routine going out the window. Some people may be traveling. What's your advice? I think this is a great time of year for everybody to try to be as flexible as possible, to let go of the idea that things are going to go exactly as we hope, to try to remember that we have one another, that if we are able to be together and enjoy that time, that is the whole point, that it's not necessarily about the stuff. It's not necessarily about the house looking perfect, that it's really about relationships. If you focus on relationships and protecting those and enjoying those, everything else falls in line.
NEWSCASTER:
00:02:57
Goodbye, bedtime. Hello, eggnog. Lisa Damour, thank you.
