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But what about your children? An article on Patch.com suggests that "there are many ways to create a [Valentine's Day] family tradition." And the folks at Common Sense Media offered ParentDish their very own list of Sweet Ideas for Valentine's Day.
Depending on how old your children are, they are either giving everyone in their class a little card, or agonizing over which boy/girl will express an age-appropriate romantic interest in them. (Or maybe they are anxiously awaiting a text message from an NFL quarterback. Allegedly.) So I always thought that V-Day was more about couples than family. (For the record, we did give the kids some chocolate. We're not heartless.)
But maybe I'm wrong. Is February 14th a family holiday as well? Do you celebrate Valentine's Day with your kids?
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2-14-2011 @ 1:14PM
Alicia said...I've always considered Valentine's more about love than lovers. I always got cards and candy from and gave them to my parents. I still hand out Valentines and little treats to people who are important to me. Of course, Ill be spending most of the day with my boyfriend, but I've just called both my parents to wish them happy Valentine's and when they get home, each should find a box of chocolate in the mail (assuming I calculated the shipping correctly). I wouldn't call it a family holiday (or any kind of holiday at all) so much as another reminder that we each have wonderful people that light up our lives and today is a good day to tell them so. Especially if you live in the northeast, where it's particularly difficult to remember that there's anything good in the world, come mid-February.
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2-14-2011 @ 1:38PM
ami said...Valentines Day has always been one, of two of my favorite days to celebrate with the kids. The other being Christmas. I'm sure most of us show our kids how much we love them everyday by caring for them but Valentines Day is that special Day at our house where everybody who is loved gets a special treat to help remind them of just that. Love is the greatest gift ,why not celebrate it with everyone.
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