Family Culture and Sunday Tea
Our eldest child is seven now, which doesn’t seem so old, but in today’s society means he will soon be noticing more about the culture, asking us possibly difficult questions, paying more attention to his peers, and seeing how our family is different from others. The teen years are looming, in the not so distant future, and I have been thinking that now is the time to focus on building a “family culture” to provide a buffer between our family and society at large. What is a “family culture”? No, it’s not a bad joke about the sharing of bacteria in your house. A family culture is, simply, how your family differs from every other family. I appreciate this post from Catholic All Year on this topic. A family culture mostly has to do with preferences: What does your family like? And matters of discipline: What will you allow/not allow in your home? And other fun stuff: How do you like to recreate together? How do you find rest and relaxation together? Your family is like …
The Homely Hours 