How to get the most out of family Zoom time

This week, the Daily Tip is offering advice on how to approach this strange holiday time.

🦃 Today’s tip: Use your Thanksgiving Zoom call to share family stories.

Just because you won’t all be gathered around the same table doesn’t mean you can’t use Thanksgiving to strengthen your family bonds. In fact, as the therapist Kathleen Smith notes, without your usual holiday routines, this year is the perfect time to think about how you can be more intentional in nurturing your relationships with loved ones.

Smith’s recommendation: Dial up your curiosity. “As you share a Zoom meal or a holiday phone call, consider asking your parents, siblings, grandparents, and others to fill in the missing pieces of your family’s story,” she writes. “Is there an ancestor you know little about? Do you know how your family celebrated Thanksgiving 20, 30, or 50 years ago?” You may learn something new, or uncover a juicy piece of family lore. At the very least, you’ll come away feeling more connected to the people on the other side of the screen.

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