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Erik, an attender to a fathers group, shares some of his experiences and learnings.

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Family vacations, birthdays, dinners and holidays. Depending on your childhood those words could bring up happy memories or nothing at all because you’ve blocked them all out and replaced them with episodes of The Simpsons or Seinfeld.

As we talk about today…making traditions is an easy way to get the family engaged and create lasting memories.

SHOW NOTES/SMALL GROUP GUIDE

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In this cast we talk about how having (and maintaining) a family calendar can ensure that the family schedule reflects priorities as opposed to the schedule causing the priorities. Scheduling only gets more complex as the kids get older so having one calendar that sets the agenda is extremely helpful.

SHOW NOTES/SMALL GROUP GUIDE

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In this cast we talk about taking the time to create unique family memories and the tension that comes with balancing family time and the world outside the house.

Creative Family Time doesn’t have to be expensive…and something is better than nothing. Camping in the living room, game night and creative writing are just a few examples of experiences your kids will delight in and the effort is completely worth the time.

SHOW NOTES/SMALL GROUP GUIDE

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