Experts believe that rituals provide a sense of cohesion and consistency in families and are important in the formative years of children. Important rituals include having dinner together and bedtime stories for children.
Rituals, whether putting the kids to bed, eating dinner together or vacationing at the family's favorite get-away spot, are very important to children according to experts.
"Rituals are the symbols we use to mold our experiences," Manhattan psychologist Miriam ...