Tonight with your 13 to 17 year old

The prompt

“Do holidays feel different to you now compared to when you were little?”

What to listen for

If they describe a real shift, less magic, more awareness, different priorities, that's healthy, honest growing up talking, not something to take personally or try to fix.

If they mention missing how it used to feel, sit with that instead of rushing to make holidays "exciting again", sometimes just being heard on the nostalgia is what they actually want.

If they say holidays feel the same, or even better now, that's worth just appreciating without over-analyzing.

What this tells you

This shows you how their relationship to family traditions is evolving as they grow older, and what that evolution feels like for them.