Teaching kids gratitude at Christmas
LOUISE MCEWAN: Consumerism has become a “big problem” for kids, a roadblock on their way to becoming appreciative and contented individuals
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Author: Louise McEwan
Father’s Day: A father’s role continues to evolve
LOUISE MCEWAN: While there was support for the idea of Father’s Day, there was also opposition, with some thinking the sentiment was an affront to manliness
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Hippity hoppity: following the trail of the Easter bunny’s origins
LOUISE MCEWAN: What do bunnies and eggs have to do with the religious celebration of Easter?
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Love wasn’t always in the air on Valentine’s Day
VALENTINE’S DAY: Lupercalia, the precursor of Valentine’s Day, included animal sacrifices and the whipping of young women to ensure fertility ($)
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Valentine’s Day is about making everyone feel special
VALENTINE’S DAY: In an otherwise ho-hum, often dreary month, Valentine’s Day rituals tend to brighten the landscape of the heart in all of us
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The real work of Christmas begins after Christmas
LOUISE MCEWAN: The feel-good generosity and goodwill of Christmas fade. The season of giving should remind us how to live the rest of the year ($)
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