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The Book of New Family Traditions: How to Create Great Rituals for Holidays and Every Day (2012)

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Three stars because I got some good ideas from this book, and I borrowed it from my library so it didn't cost me anything. I would have been very disappointed with it had I spent money on it. This book is mostly comprised of very brief examples of rituals used by real-life families, which makes it feel more like a very long blog post or magazine article than an actual book. Or, for that matter, a manuscript-version of someone's "Family Rituals" Pinterest board. The rituals tend to be extremely cheesy, even to a sap like me, but I did take away notes on a few that I plan to tailor for my own family, so I would say it was worth the very quick read. A note for those who don't teach English for a living and are therefore less tolerant of rampant abuse of the language: I read this as a kindle e-book and it was filled with errors--"manager" for manger, spelling errors, a lot of Ks in place of Hs, etc. Still completely understandable, but if this sort of thing hurts your eyes, perhaps try a hard copy. This one particular error made me giggle, though: "I bet lots of bat mitzvah boys would say the same thing."

This was a small step above the Family MAgazine type articles. This author has tons of examples of real family traditions from around the country. She identifies the three parts of a ritual: preparation (verbal cue, music, tapping fork on a glass), action, and integration/celebration. So in a simple birthday celebration the "begginnning" is turning out the lights. The "action" is when the candles are blown out and we sing. Final stage is celebration which involves eating cake and opening gifts. So using those three elements as a basic recipe, you can make any ritual you want.But make sure it has a purpose, and make it personal. Some rituals can solve problems, like getting kids to happily buckle seat-belts, or saying good-bye at school or whatever. Basically, rituals aren't that hard to pull off, and they can actually ease family stress instead of being one more thing to check off on your list. Traditions are a family's way of consciously choosing happy, meaningful memories.

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In her second book, Cox continues the discussion from seeking fulfilling traditions (in her first book) and shares all the traditions readers have mailed to her since the first book was published in 1998. These family practices truly run the gamut and Cox has cleverly put the focus on the funky and quirky ways families incorporate rituals in everyday life, rather than on holidays as being the mainstay of ritual. One part of the book was a bit disturbing, for in the chapter about making rituals, instead of acknowledging the ritual recipe-based approach in Barbara Bizion's "The Joy of Rituals" (building rituals from scratch), Cox says "There is no 'Joy of Rituals' cookbook..." Bizion doesn't even get an acknowledgement mention from Cox. Oh, dear. Infighting among ritual writers is not cool. Hence the lower rating.
—Claudia

I found this book to be useful in the world we live in today. How many of us have blended families? Live spread out from one another? Newly married? Had your first baby? Meg Cox gives tips on Traditions that you can start for Holidays, Birthdays and crafts families can do together.Smartphone, Blog,twitter, Facebook, skype ~its covered as ways to stay in touch no matter where you are.You may have family traditions all in place. Read this to expand on special times to remember for your family. I barely scratched the contents of this resource of ideas. Begin to enrich your life and your loved ones.Cyndee ThomasDisclaimer: The opinions are mine and mine alone. I won this "First Reads" book from Goodreads.The Book of New Family Traditions (Revised and Updated): How to Create Great Rituals for Holidays and Every Day
—Cyndee Thomas

The title really explains it well. This book is full of ideas on how to create lasting rituals with your family that are fun and unique. The author polled families to find out how they celebrated holidays, milestones and everyday rituals. It also has websites to visit, informational pages about rituals and holidays and ways to work with blended families, adopted children and different family issues.This is definitely a book that I will be keeping. Not only was it interesting to read, I found several great ideas I want to incorporate with my family. I've dogeared quite a few pages as I read through it.I love the author's style and can't wait to check her website.I received this book free of charge from Goodreads in exchange for my honest review.
—Tima

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