Posts Tagged ‘family history’

5 tips for capturing the memories of your family vacation

In All Posts on 8 July 2009 tagged digital cameras, family history, memories, photo sharing, vacation, video sharing with no comments

With the recession crimping (or in many cases canceling) vacationers’ travel plans, consider yourself lucky if you and your family are going on a trip this year.  Therefore, it is especially critical to get all that you can from your vacation.  Arguably, the most valuable part of a vacation is the memories that are created, [...]

Five Storytelling Tips

In All Posts on 20 March 2009 tagged family history, storytelling with no comments

Last week I blogged about storytelling and its importance to the well-being of children. I was referred to a NYT article from August 2008 that has five tips for telling good stories. Though this article comes at storytelling from a business/career angle, it’s suggestions are useful in any storytelling situation.
The five tips in [...]

Old family stories are important to kids’ well being, especially in challenging economic times

In All Posts on 13 March 2009 tagged family history, storytelling with no comments

I came across a good article and post in the Wall Street Journal regarding the general growing interest in family storytelling and the importance it plays in the mental health and well-being of children in a family.
The author says:
As parents cut budgets, many are finding family stories have surprising power to help children through hard [...]