Holiday Stress Busters for

The holiday season is upon us. It is a time for family get togethers, decorating, shopping, gift wrapping, baking, and attending special activities. Holidays are supposed to be a time of enjoyment and happiness, but instead you and your family may feel stressed because of the extra demands placed upon already busy schedules. Relieving some of the stress during the holidays can best be accomplished by getting the whole fam-ily involved in tackling holiday tasks and activities. The following ideas can help you and your family work together to reduce holiday stress. ■ Sit down as a family and come up with a list of all the things that need to be done during the holidays (shopping, card signing, cleaning, etc.). Delegate or let family members volunteer to help