4. Possible Research Topics

Having grown up in a very Rational World Paradigm family, there are few family traditions and stories that I know. The ones that come to mind are a family reunion in McCall Idaho every year and the tradition of receiving a Christmas Ornament on Christmas Eve each year that symbolizes our accomplishments throughout the year. I could do research on the location of the reunion, the history of lake recreation, etc. Or I could talk about the history of Christmas trees, decorations at Christmas, etc. Something I just thought of that might be interesting is that all my life I have grown up practicing. My parents had my brother and I share a room to practice living with another person, like what one does at college or a mission or a marriage. There are a variety of things that we did in our family to prepare us for our future. I could look into seeing if there is a correlation to college success or success in the world with sharing a room and learning to live with others.

Maybe look at the history of Christmas, how it came about, the symbolism, how presents came to be. You could also look into Christmas Eve and how your family tradition branched off that. 

*I agree with the comment above, you could research the history of Christmas (Father Christmas in Germany). 

I like your second idea. You could do your own experience versus your roommate to see if because of your practice you are having an easier time living here etc 

Two great ideas. I particularly like the first one- it creates a kind of memory time-table. I can well imagine how you would, on occasion, look at each ornament and think through the memories that are associated with it.

I do the Christmas ornament tradition as well. I think it would be interesting to research where that started and why, if there is any symbolism involved with the tradition, etc.

Thesis- Research indicates that a father's perception of his father plays a strong role on the parenting style that that father uses. Furthermore, a son is extremely likely to develop the same criteria of what the characteristics of good fatherhood are as his father.