As a mom during the holiday season it is significant to remember that you are not the slave and you do not need to do everything. I always remind my grown children that MOM stands for Master of Management. So if you are a MOM I invite you to use my 5 tips below so you enjoy a stress free holiday season.

1. Delegate the set up and cleanup. You do not have to do everything. Assign each family member a task for holiday set up or cleanup. If you feel guilty assigning a chore then have everyone draw a chore out of a hat. After the holiday breakfast and before everyone leaves for the day ensure they have completed their chores. Keep in mind, your grown children will respond to the similar positive words of encouragement that they did when they were little. People love receiving praise regardless of their age so don’t forget to praise each family member as they complete their chore.

2. Go Potluck. Nowhere is it stated that you must do all the holiday cooking or incur the expense of feeding a large group of people. Pick the item you enjoy making the most such as the baking and decorating of the Easter cookies or baking the turkey. Then let each of the families in attendance the opportunity to pick the side items that they enjoy making and let them bring that item to the holiday meal. There will always be someone that says they do not cook. You can appoint this one to bring the drinks, ice, napkins and plastic ware.

3. Pets. If your household is like mine, everyone owns a pet and wants to bring them to the party for the Holidays. You need a plan on the way to deal with the pets that do not behave. If you do not have a fenced in backyard you may want to request that the pets stay home. If pets are visiting, you will want to establish rules on feeding the pet’s table food.

4. Gift Budget. Holiday time can be stressful for everyone regardless of his or her income. I encourage you to have a frank discussion concerning holiday gift giving. Set a price limit on how much you will spend per person and respect it. You may want to draw names so that people only need to buy one present.

5. Entertainment. Employ one family member or appoint the children to decide the family entertainment for the day. This should be something FREE. Getting everyone to go outside for a family game of football or even just lying around in front of the television watching movies can be amusing. If your family is a board game family, have each family unit bring one board game and after that set up different stations throughout the house.

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