http://passagescounseling.org/Blog.aspx Passages Counseling Blog offers the latest in parenting support, parenting programs and child development. Communities of the past often celebrated the Winter Solstice with rituals and festivities honoring the shortest days and darkest nights. For many cultures, this time was an opportunity to slow down, do less and tend inward to themselves, their family and their community. http://passagescounseling.org/Blog/tabid/91/post/the-winter-of-listening/Default.aspx Fri, 18 Dec 2015 10:14 -0800 http://passagescounseling.org/Blog/tabid/91/post/the-winter-of-listening/Default.aspx Rituals can be an incredibly powerful tool for building trust and security in the family. They provide containment and structure both of which can be very soothing and regulating to a child’s nervous system http://passagescounseling.org/Blog/tabid/91/post/everyday-rituals-for-children/Default.aspx Tue, 19 Nov 2013 17:37 -0800 http://passagescounseling.org/Blog/tabid/91/post/everyday-rituals-for-children/Default.aspx