Exploring your family ties doesn’t have to end here. Here are 5 more things you can do to strengthen your family relationships, dig into your culture and draw boundaries. ✍️Document family stories. Learning stories about our loved ones helps us to better understand the trajectory of their lives — and helps us make sense of our own story. Here are five tips to guide you as you document your family history.
✋Set boundaries with family. This can help you deal with your closest relationships, but setting those boundaries can be hard. The process starts with asking yourself what you need.
🗣️Learn the language of your parents. Heritage language learners are different from people who are learning a second language for the first time. Experts offer their advice on how to pick up a new but familiar language.
👪Support your future family. Generational wealth can take many forms and have a lasting impact on the future you leave behind. Thinking about the importance of wealth management and financial literacy can help future generations thrive. Here's how to be strategic about leaving a legacy.
🥘Recreate a beloved family recipe. Step 1? Throw your expectations out the window, says NPR's Noor Wazwaz. Your dish won't be the same as the one you grew up eating — and that's OK. Here's how to add your own unique spin to a family dish and pass it on to the next generation. Here’s to finding new ways of bonding with the loved ones of your past and present, friends.
-- Jamal Michel, program Intern
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