I Love You Rituals offers more than seventy delightful rhymes and games that send the message of unconditional love and enhance children's social, emotional, and school success.This perennial, award-winning book offers parents a lifetime of rituals and practices to incorporate into daily life with their children. These positive nursery rhymes, interactive finger plays, soothing games, and physical activities can be played with children from infancy through age eight. In only minutes a day, these powerful rituals: Prime a child's brain for learningHelp children cope with changeEnhance attention, cooperation, and self-esteemHelp busy families stay closeAffirm the parent-child bond that insulates children from violence, peer pressure, drugs, and much more.Easy to learn and especially effective in stressful situations, I Love You Rituals gives parents, grandparents, caregivers, and teachers inspiring tools to help children thrive.