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Great Reads on Grandparenting and Understanding Children
Becoming a grandparent is one of those magical moments in life—an opportunity to pass down wisdom, tradition, and hard-won experience. People fortunate enough to become grandparents are usually understandably thrilled at the prospect—but that doesn’t mean there isn’t an ongoing learning curve, or that there aren’t moments of doubt, confusion, and possibly panic. After all, we need to grow with our grandchildren. Whether the situation is ‘new grandparenting’ or you just want to understand more, the best way is to read—or at least to have the right reference materials on hand. These books will ensure you’re ready for whatever your grandkids throw at you—literally, and in a pinch they can be used to decorate your bookshelves. Ha!
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Shame on You- How to Know when to Keep Quiet
a special feature from Kay Ziplow & Leslie Zinberg, founders
We are never too old to make mistakes, and consistently learn from them. What happens when we get too overzealous and interfere with perhaps the marriage of our children or our ideologies of parenting? Should we be so intent on having our ideas or experience shared- or should we wait to be invited to the conversation?
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Grandparents – Are We Pushovers? well yes, of course!
a special feature from Kay Ziplow & Leslie Zinberg, founders
The other day I made each of my grandchildren one giant and I mean GIANT heart shaped pancake larger than the plates could even hold! It was an epic breakfast time.
You know it was the kind of pancake that required a bottle of syrup, a full can of whipped cream, sprinkles and all the fixin’s that just make grandmas breakfast ever so special!
I served those precious children with such glory and turned to the get extra napkins- just anticipating the mess, when I overheard my granddaughter say to her brother: “I bet grandma can’t make a bigger pancake than this.”
8 Ideas for Winter Fun Perhaps snow and cold are in your wheelhouse!
That being said, we all know how it feels when those brutally cold winter days creep up on us and we feel STUCK. We might even be out of ideas of how to keep the grandkids, and family entertained (or even to get them to come over- ha!). Don’t fret.. we’ve put together a list of some fun family friendly activities that will cure those winter blues. Oh, and don’t forget to bundle up! Whatever you do – have fun.
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A quick chuckle to share:
On a recent weekend when the grandkids stayed over — our 4-year-old grandson came screaming out of the bathroom to tell me that he had dropped his toothbrush in the toilet. All the while this happened on ‘grandpa’s’ watch, as I went to do the dinner dishes! I came right out of the kitchen and walked over to our grandson to calm him down, and I bravely fished out the toothbrush and threw it into the garbage. I looked in his eyes, and told him, grandma has another brand-new toothbrush just for him, and he should not worry anymore.
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Grandchildren give us a second chance
to do things better,
because they bring out the best in us.
Oh, how true!
What Grandparents Give to Healthy Relationships with Grandkids
a special feature from Kay Ziplow and Leslie Zinberg, founders of grandparentslink
Grandparenting- it’s an adrenaline shot of extra energy that is restorative, an option to bring out the youthfulness in your life. Most importantly, being a grandparent gives us purpose. Protect yourself against depression, boost your brain function (you’ve got to be on your toes!), and make sure to take care of your body so that you will get to enjoy the love from your grandchildren for many years to come!
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Do You Step Outside Your Box?
a special feature from Kay & Leslie, founders grandparentslink.com
Let’s face it- as we have aged, our brains function as a task automaton- meaning that we keep ourselves in the comfort zone of what we know best. We tend to find security and well-being in the routines we have set forth, which we manage accordingly. In doing so, we are truly fulfilled when we experience what we sense is most comfortable or predictable. It’s not that we become boring as we age- rather experience gives us boundaries and parameters in which to operate our daily lives and relationships. There’s nothing wrong in operating in your own comfort zone; it is truly a path of least resistance.
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