The book of new family traditions : how to create great rituals for holidays and every day

Cox, Meg. (Author). Dalziel, Trina. (Added Author).

Summary: "Quality family togetherness everyone wants it, but it seems increasingly harder to achieve. In a world run by cell phones, computers, and virtual networking, the comfort of human connection grows more important and rarer all the time. In a guide newly updated for the next generation, family expert Meg Cox offers a solution. Family rituals provide a sense of home and identity that kids and parents both need. From holidays and birthdays to bed times, meal times, pets, and even chores, the book spotlights hundred of ways to bring the fun and ritual back to family life."--Provided by publisher.

Record details

ISBN: 0762443189 (pbk.)
ISBN: 9780762443185 (pbk.)
Physical Description: 288 p. : ill. ; 23 cm
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Edition: Expanded and updated.
Publisher: Philadelphia : Running Press, c2012.

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:

Preface: Author's Note on the New Edition of The Book of New Family Traditions; Introduction: Why Does It Matter So Much?; Chapter 1: Ritual Recipes: Getting Started; Chapter 2: Everyday Rituals; Chapter 3: Family Festivities and Ceremonies; Chapter 4: Holidays; Appendix 1: Fifty Questions for the Dinner-Table Conversation Basket; Appendix 2: Gail Simpson's Open Adoption Ritual; Acknowledgments; How to Contact the Author & Get More on Rituals.