The Book of New Family Traditions by Cox, Meg -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Title Page A man becomes the song he sings. Praise Preface Introduction CHAPTER 1 - Ritual Recipes: Getting Started

Daily and Weekly Rituals of Connection Ingredients:The Three Parts of a Ritual The Two P’s:Find Your Purpose, and Make It Personal Ritual Actions

CHAPTER 2 - Everyday Rituals

Daily Rituals Mealtimes Grace Dinner Family Traditions Unconvention Meals Making It Special Hello and Good-Bye Rituals Mom and Dad Away-from-Home Rituals Problem-Solving Rituals Rituals to Keep the Peace School Rituals - Preparing First-Timers Celebrating Back -to- School Days Rewarding Good Work Homework Ritual Playing Hooky End of-School-Year Rituals Pet Rituals Chore Rituals TV Rituals Technolgy and Traditions What’s a Parent to Do? Picking and Choosing Which Screens and When Some Tech Tools for Creating New Family Traditions Bedtime Bedtime Reading Rituals Beditme Prayers Sport Rituals Weekly Rituals Weekly Family Nights Weekly Family Meetings Monthly Rituals

CHAPTER 3 - Family Festivities and Ceremonies

Birthdays Great Birthday Celebrations Milestone Birthdays Half Birthdays Star Birthdays Adoption Rituals Summer Vacation Rituals Getting There: Rituals for Cars and Planes Being There: Rituals for Peak Vacations Garden Rituals Family Reunions Offbeat and Made-Up Holidays and Rituals House Blessings Milestones and Coming of Age Rites of Passage Coming-of-Age Rituals - First Period Coming-of-Age Rituals for Boys and Girls More Coming-of-Age Rituals for New Drivers Graduations

CHAPTER 4 - Holidays

You Have My Permission to Change How You Celebrate Celebrating Holidays - New Year’s Celebrations Family Unity Day Dinner Day January 18: Celebrate the Birthday of A. A. Milne, Winnie the Pooh Author Snow Day Rituals Valentinés Day First Day of Spring Passover Easter April: Celebrate National Poetry Month Arbor Day May Day Mother’s Day Father’s Day July 4 A “Happy Birthday, America” Party Halloween Thanksgiving Fun Thanksgiving Dinner Ideas Sharing the Bounty of Thanksgiving Hanukkah Winter Solstice Pre-Christmas: Celebrate the Whole Month More Family Christmas Celebrations Christmas Reading Rituals Christmas Gift Rituals Christmas Charity Traditions Kwanzaa

APPENDIX 1 - Fifty Questions for the Dinner-Table Conservation Basket APPENDIX 2 - Gail Simpson’s Open Adoption Ritual Acknowledgments How to Contact the Author & Get More on Rituals Copyright Page

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