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. Winner of a 1999 Parent's Guide Children's Media Award, these positive nursery rhymes, interactive finger plays, soothing games, and physically active can be played with children from infancy through age eight. In only minutes a day, these powerful rituals: Prime a child's brain for learning Help children cope with change Enhance attention, cooperation, and self-esteem Help busy families stay close Affirm the parent-child bond that insulates children from violence, peer pressure, and 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. Distributed by Syndetic Solutions, Inc.

Acknowledgments	xi
Chapter 1 Boosting Your Child's Brain Potential: The Four Vital Goals of I Love You Rituals	1
Chapter 2 I Love You Rituals and Disciplining Children: A Powerful Connection	23
Chapter 3 Getting Started and Ensuring Success	37
Chapter 4 Positive Nursery Rhymes	57
A Wonderful Woman Who Lived in a Shoe	59
Peter, Peter, Pumpkin Eater	62
Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star	63
Little Miss Muffet	65
Humpty Dumpty	67
Georgie Porgie	69
Margie Pargie	71
Mary Had a Little Lamb	72
Little Bo Peep	74
Hot Cross Buns	76
Mary, Mary, Extraordinary	79
To Market, to Market	81
Wee Willie [Wendy] Winkie	83
Jack Be Noodle	85
Ba Ba, Black Sheep	87
Three Nice Mice	89
Chapter 5 Interactive Finger Plays	91
Dancing Hands	93
Five Little Babies	96
Growing Up	99
Here's the Beehive	101
Here's the Bunny	103
Mr. Sun	105
On Your Face	107
One, Two, Three, Four, Five	109
Round and Round the Garden	111
There Was a Little Mouse	112
Ten Little Candles	114
The Hello Game	117
This Little Finger	119
This Little Finger Goes Night-Night	122
Today Is--'s Birthday	123
Two Blackbirds	125
Warm Hands	128
You Have Ten Little Fingers	130
Your Fingers Are So Sleepy	133
You've Been Gone	136
Chapter 6 Silly Interactions	139
Family Handshakes	141
My Hand Is Stuck	143
Greetings	144
What Did You Bring Home from School Today?	145
My Face Has a Gift for You	146
Silly Me	148
Jelly Bean Toes	149
Yes and No Game	150
You Have a Present	151
Mama's Smart Girl [Boy]	152
Chapter 7 Soothing and Relaxing Games	153
Goodnight Elbow	155
Guess What I Am Writing [Drawing]?	156
Hot Dog Game	158
Putting Lotion on the Hurts	160
Tell Me When I Am at the End	162
Rub and Dry Game	163
Move What I Touch	165
Story Hand	167
Chapter 8 Hide-and-Seek Games	169
Find the Stickers	171
Find the Yarn	173
Hello, Toes/Good-bye, Toes	175
Can You Find It?	176
I'm Hiding	178
Peek-a-Boo. I See You!	180
Where Are Those Hands?	181
Where Did It Go?	183
Chapter 9 Cuddling and Snuggling Games	185
Snuggle Time	187
Blanket Swing	188
Row, Row, Row Your Boat	190
Snuggle Up	192
Held in My Arms	194
Chapter 10 Physically Active Games	195
Blanket Volleyball	197
Cotton Ball Blow	199
The Big Crash	201
The Cat and the Bunny	202
Walk and Stop	204
Bibliography	205
Index	206

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