[barbjim]

This may sound like a small thing. But I think when they did away with the Sunday Blue Laws and opened everything up on Sunday we got away from the "Family Gatherings". I remember, even though my parents worked, Sunday was a family day.
It was a day to visit other family members, go to church, play outside, go to the beach, etc. No matter what it was, you did it with the family. You can learn a great deal from grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins, and friends. Everyone was quick to encourage a child to behave, correct them when they did wrong. Tell them the reason and give them those values.
Now the family has to work. I think there was a reason for a "day of rest".