Tradition is often associated with family get togethers and remembering. In the areas involving skill building often tradition is about conserving and preserving skills and understandings that are useful and may transcend generations if the skill and understanding is not a social trend or tied to something that has gone the way of obsolescence. In self regulation skills, the reason we self regulated may be deeply embedded and equate to not understanding why we may over react to things that would otherwise be innocuous. Think deeply, ask yourself if the "traditions" serve, and walk well.