Children Remember Rituals More Than Parenting Philosophies: The Surprising Science of Family Traditions (opens in new tab)

Modern parents spend extraordinary amounts of time thinking about what to teach their children and surprisingly little time thinking about what their children will remember. These are not always the same thing. The average child will forget thousands of lectures, instructions, reminders, corrections, and carefully delivered life lessons. They will remember Taco Tuesday. They will remember Saturday morning pancakes. They will remember the Christmas ornament that always went on the tree first. ...