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On the first cool weekend of the season, a family gathers for their yearly tradition—a simple activity they repeat every fall. Maybe it’s making a favorite breakfast together, taking a walk to look for the first signs of changing leaves, or pulling out a box of decorations that only appears once a year. The details vary from family to family, but the feeling is similar: a moment that signals, “This season matters to us.” For children, these grounding experiences do more than