Your Complete Guide to Naming Ceremonies - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0956022804 ISBN 13: 9780956022806

Publisher: GA Publishing, 2008

Synopsis

The book is packed with valuable practical advice and ideas from the experts to help create the perfect naming ceremony to welcome a new arrival. Around 770,000 babies are born in the UK each year and the number of families choosing a more personal Naming Ceremony is steadily increasing.



The Naming Ceremony embraces the core principles of strong family values and plays a vital role for families who want to mark this rite of passage and celebrate their new arrival. The essence of the ceremony is focused around the special relationship between parent/s and child, as well as other family members and friends who will have a positive influence on the child's upbringing and future development.

The book offers advice on planning a naming ceremony from scratch, a step by step guide from arranging the venue, thinking about timing and when to hold the ceremony, what and who to include, things to avoid, the importance of choosing the right promises and explanations of the key roles in the ceremony.



There are lots of suggestions, ideas for themes, an invaluable budgeting section and an insight into the choice of ceremonies available, not to mention a brief look into the background and origination of naming ceremonies in the UK.

About this title

From the Publisher

In writing the foreword for the book, the renowned writer and broadcaster, Bel Mooney, said, "About one third of UK families fail to celebrate their new babies in any formal way. In my opinion, they are missing out. This book will guide all parents (and step-parents, and others) in search of suitable words and rituals to welcome their new baby into our human family."

From the Author

The only book of its kind to be published in the UK, `Your Complete Guide to Naming Ceremonies', launches at the Baby Show (Oct '08) to coincide with the 10th Anniversary of the Government White Paper, `Supporting Families', in which the concept of Naming Ceremonies was first proposed.

Although many thousands of families have already benefited from the advent of Naming Ceremonies, awareness of this important family choice is still limited. This book has been written to raise the profile of Naming Ceremonies so that more families are aware of its significant role in celebrating the birth of their child and in welcoming their child into the family.

Edition details

• Publisher: GA Publishing
• Publication date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0956022804
• ISBN 13: 9780956022806
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 128