There are some very good tips that could help you turn Christmas into your highpoint of the year.
A period where your entire family can have fun in one another's company.
It takes a bit of planning, but once you have made this small effort it comes back numerous times in the form of memorable times.
Your kids are away from school, and you can enjoy long evenings with board games, candlelight dinners and you can even switch around your eating times at your own taste.
No one needs to get to bed early to get up the next morning.
There's nothing like a good game of Scrabble, or perhaps Monopoly - or even Poker for fun - to get people into the right mood of truly finding out their sister isn't a monster, or the brother isn't some ET, as so many families tend to have feuds because they rarely spend time together.
Numerous family therapy experts point to the fact that we aren't always good at playing with one another, talking with one another and simply enjoying one another as a close-knit family.
Christmas should be different.
We should focus on unity and family togetherness at that time of the year.
When you build a harmonious atmosphere around your holiday season you are bringing together people that often don't talk much with one another during the rest of the year.
Getting that special time together can be something you can remember in the less harmonious periods of everyday life.
Preparing the Christmas turkey with your child allows you to learn some kitchen tricks they will enjoy later in life.
So will the involvement of boys in other kitchen assignments.
They will build good manners while having fun with their parents, and that will make it much easier later in life to build further relationships because you have already shown them that your desire is indeed to bond with your family - and friends.
Christmas is also a time to show appreciation in the form of gifts.
But gifts aren't the most important part of the season.
Many kids have expressed that they prefer all the other things to be in order.
Like watching a couple of cartoons, having a bit of candy, singing a few songs and enjoying the entire evening, and lunches connected with the Christmas season.
So stop losing out on this important season, and start building times your kids will remember.
It's certain they will bring that atmosphere further down the line for future generations to enjoy.