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The holidays have a way of bringing out the dysfunctional patterns in many families. Add a host of in-laws to the mix, and you might have real trouble on your hands! The issues that shift and play throughout the year—those that we talk about and those that we don’t—often seem to bide their time until the holidays. It’s then that they come out to play in full force!

Does is seem that your father-in-law tries to play "Monopoly" with your financial life? Is there a brother who plays "Twister" with the conversations?

Summer is upon us once again and students are looking forward to time off from school. However, according to the National Summer Learning Association, all students, no matter what age or grade level, will experience a learning loss over summer break if they are not engaging in educational activities. Fortunately, summer learning loss can be prevented. Here are 10 ways you can help your kids learn this summer.

1. Summer school. Summer school and summertime camps may seem like no fun (or all fun and games), but they definitely help kids get ahead academically and can prepare older kids for college.

Don’t let the true magic of the holiday season get lost in the whirlwind and glitter of this busy time of year. Looking past the flurry of shopping days and mountains of gifts, holidays are a time of creating new memories and reflecting upon treasured moments of years gone by. Amidst the hustle and bustle of the season, we often take for granted the many exquisite traditions that quietly fill our holiday worlds. These traditions are very much worth tending to and passing on, for they carry within them the invaluable glue of love and family. It is our holiday traditions that are often most evocative of our heritage and the varied, rich histories passed down from prior generations. The word "tradition" is derived from the Latin verb traderere, which means to hand over, to transmit, or to give for safekeeping. And, so, it is our traditions that allow us to hold on to meaningful customs and rituals from the past that are deeply connective in nature.