So, how did everyone fair through the first holiday of the holiday season? Thanksgiving decorations have been securely tucked away in a large tupperware box in the basement making way for red and green throughout the house. The relatives that came for four days of fun-filled, more activities than usual days are all safely back in their own homes. And I’m exhausted. I didn’t do any of the cooking and I’m still tired. Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays because my husband does all of the cooking. I am truly thankful. My job is to set the table. But this year there were 14 and this was a little bigger task requiring the addition of a second table to the dining room area to create the look of one long table. Very Fun.

So, now to continue through the holiday, successfully, with energy we have to employ tactic number 5.

#5: Set Limits

Have some guidelines for yourself during the holidays and stick to it. Decide early on how many activities you will try to fit in on any one day. When our kids were little all I could do was one big activity a day. If we were invited to second activities we would graciously decline and it worked out great.

The kids are teens and tweens now and they all have different activities so this year we are trying to make sure we get in at least one big activity per kid and go from there.

Setting limits is one of recommendations from the experts in helping your child keep being a child even when they are bombarded with adult themes.

Here is a story that inspired the Setting Limits recommendation. More and more young children ( ages 8 to 12 ) are growing up faster than previous generations. The tweens are more like teens.

10 is the new 15

So, set limits for your kids and for yourself and have an even more fun holiday season.