tempo of a rhythmic daily life, as described by a child, would sound something like this: “This is what we do on school day mornings …” “Before we leave the house we …” “When I get home from school, I …” “When my mom or dad starts dinner, I …” “Before bed on winter evenings, we love to …” “The thing I love about Saturday mornings is …” “When one of us is sick, we always …” “The special thing we do when someone’s birthday is coming up is …” We are connected by the things we do together. There is a regularity, a consistency to what we do as a family.
