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Not Celebrating Halloween
Do you "celebrate" Santa Clause? because in my opinion Santa is definately not the true meaning behind Christmas. While I have very strong opinions on such, ...
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- Do what you think is right. I have a friend who is JW and in grade school he never came to school on party days and he was fine wit it. Good luck
- what does being Christian have to do with celebrating halloween. It is fun for the children. it is just a silly dress up holiday.
- Some schools have an alternative activity for children who don't participate in holiday parties, usually in the school's learning center. Why don't you check into tha...
Christmas Songs
But seriously, the first thing to teach them is the meaning, the REAL meaning of Christmas. Jingle Bells doesn't celebrate Christmas, but winter. ...
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- Little Drummer boy!!! kids love the rum pum pum pum part...
- My children love Away in a Manger. We do hand gestures with it as well. Look on-line, you may find more. Or how about a christian CD. Check out focusonthefamily.org...
- I agree, go to a Family Christian Bookstore and look in the kids section. Or go online or look in Itunes! I know all the classics are great but my kids really take t...
Friend Raising Kids in an Interfaith Marriage
Jul 29, 2009 ... Celebrate Christmas, Easter, etc... in the proper way. Her Dad should teach her his ways. But the child should not be denied the religious ...
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- I think the child should be introduced to both religions. His mother should practice the Christian ways with him. Celebrate Christmas, Easter, etc... in the proper way...
- i had neighbors growing up who were different faiths he was jewish she was Christian. they celebrated both holidays for the kids. i feel openness is important and ever...
- Hi Y.! Well, it seems obvious to me, that as long as they both are open minded, that they celebrate all Muslim and Christian holidays together. Are the husband and w...
Hubby Has More Fun Without Me
I was very very close to my grandmother My father went first on Christmas Eve which broke my grandmother's heart She didnt want to celebrate Christmas after ...
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- Hi V., My best friend was diagnoised with bi-polar about 8 yrs ago. I know some of what you are going thru. We are still as close as ever. I know how it feels to...
- Dear V., Well, you asked, and you may not like my answer, but read it as if I am speaking to you very kindly, because thatis what I am going to do... be kind and tr...
- V., I think what you are going through is quite normal! Chances are, you will get over it, but in your own time. You don't just get over things that are close to yo...
Does Anyone Else Out There Choose Not to "Do" Anything Halloween?
My family doesn't celebrate Christmas the same way everyone else does (ie. Christ's birthday and Santa Clause), and my parents taught me early the reasons ...
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- I think, personally, kids should not have parent's religion forced upon them...at least not to the extent that they are missing a basic tradition like Halloween. They...
- It is your job as a parent to guide your child to Christ. If your convictions tell you not to celebrate Halloween then by all means don't. We didn't celebrate it growi...
- HI C.! Your sons are still very young so explaining the why's and how's of Halloween may be a bit difficult at this stage. Your question was "what do you tell them?" a...
Homemade Cool Christmas Gifts
They really enjoyed seeing her celebrate her first Christmas and can watch it again and again. Maybe you can go to the library and help each child pick out ...
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- These are so cute!!!!!!!!! I don't know if you knit, but if you do these would be great for all of your coffee loving friends and family. http://www.magknits.com/wa...
- Oh boy! My two favorite subjects - holidays and saving money! lol Here are some of my favorite groups on Yahoo http://groups.yahoo.com/group/WasteNothing/ http://...
- Hi there~ You can make some really cool bookmarks (the metal kind) and bead them with the persons name on it. Bead in the Hand, in Oak Park, is a great place to st...
Tres Reyes Magos
My family did celebrate Los Reyes Magos, but a little different. We did the whole Christmas and on Los Reyes Magos it was a fun type of celebration. ...
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- I'm not Puerto Rican but lots of folks celebrate 3 Kings Day. I see the cakes at the store every Jan 6th and we've even had the cake with the baby in it on that day. ...
- Everyone gave really good advice, and I'll add to what has already been said. Keeping this traditions is really fun and important, but as we grow up we tend to get c...
- Hi C....I am not Puerto Rican, but my husband is. Our son just turned two and we are celebrating los 3 reyes magos this year at home the same way they do it in PR. L...
Open Communication with Your Children and Honesty
On Christmas we open our gift from each other, from Santa and the last one is from .... What to Tell Kids About Santa When You Don't Celebrate Christmas ...
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- I hear ya!! If not for daycare my son would not know Santa/Easter/Tooth fairy existed.. but here's how I can help, I remember when i was little I got to imagine and b...
- S., You aren't lying about the Easter Bunny or Santa, they are real. Okay so stop thinking I am a nut case, I mean it in the sense that YOU are the Easter Bunny and S...
- Maybe: tell your children you believe --- in the spirit of the event. And that there are many helpers (like moms).
Special Holiday Traditions
Please keep in mind that we are a secular family (NOT religious) and we celebrate Christmas only in the spirit of family togetherness. I grew up Catholic, ...
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- hi! one thing that we started with our boys (ages 3, 1 1/2) last year was the elf on the shelf...not religious, just a cute little elf with a story, the elf moves eve...
- We are in a similar situation with our little one. Based on some past experiences, I'm thinking about trying to find things that will engage our son's senses -- sig...
- We host Thanksgiving for the rest of the family and do the usual turkey thing. I like to entertain. We watch the classic White Christmas on Thanksgiving night. That's ...
Seeking Advice/ideas About Santa Claus and Christianity Together
We still celebrate St. Nicholas on the 5th of December and we celebrate Christmas without Santa Claus (because we didn't grew up with that). ...
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- I think the way you present the idea of Santa is what's important. Santa is everywhere during the holidays, why take the wonder out of it? All around us, the focus is...
- Hi W., Here's an idea that I think I am going to try when my son gets older (he's only 9 months old now). I am Catholic and agree whole heartedly that the meaning of...
- I would go with the spirit of giving theme, and make sure that your son has plenty of opportunity to watch you (and to help) to share the spirit of giving with others ...
