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A "G-Rated" Holiday
10 Tips to De-stress the Season and Focus on What Matters Most
4. Give the gift of your time.Spend time with your children, making cards, hanging decorations or wrapping gifts. Again, let the children choose activities that are meaningful and important to them. "We have weekly family nights with our children and, during the holidays, we use that time to focus on teaching about giving and about what we consider the true meaning of Christmas, but also to help our children know that they are loved and cared about," Brent Hatch says. 
5. Select something special.Find out your children's interests and then buy gifts accordingly. "In our book, we recommend that you get to know your children's favorite things, and we provide a tool to do that," Phelecia Hatch says. "This tool has helped us immensely as we select gifts. We are able to choose gifts we know our children will like and will mean something to them long after the season is over."
5. Select something special.Find out your children's interests and then buy gifts accordingly. "In our book, we recommend that you get to know your children's favorite things, and we provide a tool to do that," Phelecia Hatch says. "This tool has helped us immensely as we select gifts. We are able to choose gifts we know our children will like and will mean something to them long after the season is over." 6. Get physical.Including physical activities throughout the season will help to de-stress and foster memories as well. Take walks, give younger children piggyback rides, work out together or simply give your children an extra few hugs.
7. Give gifts that keep on giving.Children love and appreciate gifts tailored to them, ones they can use again and again and that help them learn a skill or practice a talent. Give a camera, a craft item, a tool for their favorite hobby or a book about one of their talents.
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