Spending Time With Family During The Holidays

KYW Medical Reports Sponsored By Independence Blue Cross

By Dr. Brian McDonough, Medical Editor

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- The holiday season can be hectic but one of the biggest changes come the holidays is the winter vacation for kids of all ages.  

Whether it is a third grader having a ten day break or a college junior returning home from the dorms, life changes in most homes. Certainly there is a great deal more activity and some would say a frantic feel, but this is a great time for families to connect.

The important thing to remember is that it does not need to center on gifts. If anything it should focus on quality family time. Most of these things do not cost money. Time with the family may be your greatest gift -- and everyone benefits.