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Now, What Do I Do? 8 Tricky Holiday Situations


Ditching a Holiday Tradition


Q: On Christmas Eve, our family volunteers at a soup kitchen. My kids complain about it. Do I continue to make them do it?

A: "Why don't you let your kids choose a date once a month when they want to volunteer? You'll teach them that charity isn't a holiday-specific activity. Or ask them how they'd like to extend their generosity during the Christmas season." 
—Faith Salie, host, public radio's Fair Game from PRI with Faith Salie podcast


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From the December 2008 issue of O, The Oprah Magazine