'You're creating genuine connection.' How the invisible labor of kinkeeping binds families together

<p>It requires effort (and lots of it!) to keep a family connected, happy, and healthy. All that effort has a name. It's called kinkeeping.</p> <p>The New York Times defines kinkeeping as &ldquo;creating or carrying on family traditions, buying gifts for birthdays and holidays, coordinating medical care and performing all sorts of emotional caregiving. It's a form of invisible labor, predominately done by women, dedicated to family bonding and magic-making.&rdquo;</p> <p>Don't you feel seen and validated reading that definition? It is invisible labor after all. Labor that oftentimes goes unnoticed, but women do it anyway, and so well.</p> <p>Studio 5 Parenting Contributor <a href="http://studio5.ksl.com/tag/heather-johnson">Heather Johnson</a> shared why kinkeeping is so important.</p> <p>Read more here: https://studio5.ksl.com/genuine-connection-invisible-labor-kinkeeping/</p>