How Do You Measure a Year?
San Francisco documentary filmmaker Jay Rosenblatt captures his daughter Ella’s entire childhood from toddler to college-bound senior in 28 minutes.
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Build Traditions with Your Grandchildren
Grandparents play an important role in the family by creating rituals and traditions with their grandchildren that share their values. These traditions you share now will build the bonds that will help your relationship endure and provide wonderful memories after you’re gone.
Read More »Celebrating Grandparents Day with Rituals and Traditions
Women are often the ritual makers for the family, but today’s moms may not have time to plan rituals. Grandmas can help by creating simple rituals for their grandchildren.
Read More »Grandma Showers: A New Rite of Passage
There’s growing attention on a new grandma rite of passage: grandma showers! And there’s lots of disagreement between the generations on whether it’s a good idea.
Read More »Everyday Rituals Are the Glue that Bonds Families
Holiday traditions are important but the simple rituals we do everyday when we greet each other, sit down to meals or say goodnight create the true tapestries of our family.
Read More »How to Use a Family Meeting as a Discipline Tool
Many of the skills children need to regulate their behavior and navigate the challenges they face every day are taught and practiced in the family meeting.
Read More »Affirmations Help Children Build Positive Mental Habits
My daughter and granddaughters started meditating. The results have been noticeable. Their meditation practice includes reading affirmations from a book by Yvonne Read.
Read More »5 Creative Ideas to Celebrate Valentine’s Day
I’m always looking for new Valentine’s Day rituals to share with other families. Here are five creative ideas to share with your family.
Read More »Toothbrushing Ritual: Name That Toonth
Most kids don’t like their teeth brushed. Not my 8 and 4-year old granddaughters. They love it when I brush their teeth, because I play a game called Name That Toonth!
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