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...

"A kindergarten-level introduction to Thanksgiving Day, covering the holiday's history, popular traditions, and such defining symbols as the horn of plenty and turkeys"--