Patrick Ward, PhD » christmas http://www.patrickwardphd.com Patrick Ward, Marriage and Family Therapist, Enriching Lives and Building Relationship Wed, 18 Jan 2012 03:42:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Being Present for the Presents http://www.patrickwardphd.com/2011/12/02/being-present-for-the-presents/ http://www.patrickwardphd.com/2011/12/02/being-present-for-the-presents/#comments Fri, 02 Dec 2011 11:20:23 +0000 Patrick Ward http://67.15.157.12/~patrickw/?p=6

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]]> http://www.patrickwardphd.com/2011/12/02/being-present-for-the-presents/feed/ 0 Traits of Healthy Families – Part 5 http://www.patrickwardphd.com/2007/05/15/traits-of-healthy-families-part-5/ http://www.patrickwardphd.com/2007/05/15/traits-of-healthy-families-part-5/#comments Tue, 15 May 2007 20:50:22 +0000 Patrick Ward http://67.15.157.12/~patrickw/?p=45 Ready or not, the holidays are upon us!  Hopefully this means you are excited and in the spirit rather than stressed out by this holiday season. It has worked out well that this last column on traits of healthy families will cover traits that show how important the holidays can be to your family wellness.  This is the last installment in a series on the 15 traits of healthy families identified by family expert Dolores Curran.  The three traits left to discuss are that healthy families have rituals and traditions, value service to others, and have a shared religious core. Continue

]]> http://www.patrickwardphd.com/2007/05/15/traits-of-healthy-families-part-5/feed/ 0 Parents Unite! Take Back Christmas! http://www.patrickwardphd.com/2006/12/02/parents-unite-take-back-christmas/ http://www.patrickwardphd.com/2006/12/02/parents-unite-take-back-christmas/#comments Sat, 02 Dec 2006 21:16:48 +0000 Patrick Ward http://67.15.157.12/~patrickw/?p=83 With the end of Thanksgiving, the “Holiday Season” is in full swing.  In addition to the everyday grind, there is all this extra stuff to do to get ready for the holidays: shopping, baking, planning reunions, planning parties, wrapping, decorating, putting Christmas trees in stands, getting hunters out of tree stands, and numerous other tasks.  Why do we put ourselves through this every year?  The Scrooges and Grinches of the world see it as a waste of time, all this pointless effort for one frenzied day of consumerism.  Those who love Christmastime hold this time as a special time of togetherness with family and friends. Continue

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