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Feeling a bit of dread about the holidays? Fear not, these experts have solutions to our holiday stressors

Holidays can be stressful for a number of reasons: social obligations, gift-giving woes, family tensions, travel challenges, financial concerns... Expert tips to manage each of these stressors.

"My inner child doesn't understand but adult me is protecting us and sometimes I just be like that." The post Young people on TikTok are supporting one another’s decision to go ‘no contact’ with their parents appeared first on In The Know.

"Our parents are the people we’re supposed to love and trust the most. To have no contact with them? Inconceivable."

"Our parents are the people we’re supposed to love and trust the most. To have no contact with them? Inconceivable."

When Ted Page became a grandfather in 2014, he wanted to hear other men’s stories, “real experiences that hopefully would guide newcomers,” he recalled.

Without cultural norms to guide them, some men are forging a new grandparenting path.

"Youre right that it was the best day of your life. But it was probably one of the worst days for her," wrote one Reddit user.

The holidays are stressful, with social obligations, gift-giving woes, family tensions, travel challenges and financial concerns. Here is advice from mental health experts.

Even when financial strain, family tension and overscheduling make it challenging.