Dec2014 – Family Matters Switzerland

Christmas Markets, 2016

Swiss Christmas Markets 2016 Basel Christmas Market: Held at the Barfüsserplatz and Münsterplatz in Basel. 24 November through 23 December,

Traditions are a shared expression of culture that may be observed within a family, a society or a country. As

Around October it starts: “Are you staying in Switzerland for Christmas? Are you heading back home? Is the family flying

During the season of Christmas and Hanukkah, we become more aware of rituals and traditions. Rituals are specific actions where

In my five-plus years living in Europe, there have been many times when my friends and neighbours were taken by

Although one may be overwhelmed by the vast choice of gifts available for babies and toddlers, the great thing about

Around the third birthday, many children start enjoying doing projects on their own, and parents make the transition from helpers

I have two boys, one six and the other eight. When I ask them what they want from Father Christmas,

These pre-teens have a foot in both camps – they are still kids but are running up the hill to

Have you ever seen the comic strip “Zits”? It is about a teen named Jeremy (age 15 or 16) and