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WELL -BEING

SKIP THE LINES at the toy store or the wait for online shipping            VACATIONS,
this year. Instead, try giving the gift of a family vacation.
Celebrating the season with shared experiences brings more joy             NOT TOYS
than celebrating with presents, such as electronics or toys.
                                                                           Give your kids the gift of happy memories.
   A study published in the Journal of Consumer Research found
that giving and getting gifts that someone can experience, such
as a concert or trip, help you foster close relationships. Another
study published in Psychological Science found that waiting for
an experience beings more happiness than waiting for a material
purchase.

PLANNING THE PERFECT TRIP

Your vacation doesn’t have to be completely planned out by the
holiday season to make it a great gift. In fact, it might be better
to go ahead and pick the destination and book the travel and
accommodations. Then you can allow your kids to help plan the
activities you’ll do together.

   If you want to have something to wrap for the holiday, give each child
a guide book for the area, and then let them look through and find
sites of interest. Online reviews provide great information that will
help your family find restaurants and other activities you’ll all enjoy.
Together, watch video blogs of attractions on YouTube to help build
excitement.

   You don’t have to drop thousands of dollars on a vacation to make
it fun for your family.The important thing is to find an experience that
your whole family can cherish and enjoy together.

THE Kindness Cycle

Resist the urge to          AS MUCH AS you may try to shrug it off, rude   response. But treating the person who was
repay rudeness with         behavior can stay with you for hours, days     unkind with respect instead may help you both
rudeness by taking          or even weeks at a time. Nobody likes to be    feel better.
control and shifting        mistreated, and trying to figure out why an
the narrative.              unkindness occurred can create frustration,    AN ATMOSPHERE OF GOODWILL
                            irritability and stress.
                                                                           To create an environment where kindness is the
                               If you are treated rudely, responding in    norm, take action to behave in a positive way.
                            a similar manner may feel like the right       Here are some simple things you can do:

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 At work, say hello when     Thank others when       If a friend, family member or co-worker     If repeated attempts to get
 you pass someone in the     they do kind things.    is rude to you, address the situation. Try   along with a rude person
                            Showing appreciation                                                  fail, do your best to avoid
   hallway or on the way    and gratitude makes        to use statements that include, “I felt   interacting with her or him.
  to the water cooler. Let  everyone feel positive.  bad/disrespected/unhappy when you…”
 others know that you see                             This language is not about accusation
them and that they matter.
                                                        but about the effects of unkindness.

BEHAVIORAL HEALTH EXPERTS WITH NAVICENT HEALTH CAN HELP YOU MANAGE YOUR EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING.
TO LEARN MORE, VISIT WWW.NAVICENTHEALTH.ORG/SERVICE-CENTER/FAMILY-HEALTH-CENTER.

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