It gives them a sense of teamwork and responsibility…
a special feature from Kay Ziplow & Leslie Zinberg, founders Grandparentslink.com
What’s wrong with the kids helping to pick up after themselves and their mess? Our answer: nothing! Engaging in household activities promotes a sense of accomplishment from a child’s perspective such as, “Look what I did!”; and a sense of involvement with purpose, “Can I help?”.
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So, it’s one of those days… maybe rainy, maybe dreary, or a chill is in the summer air; there’s nothing better than curling up with a book on the couch and relaxing. That is, unless you have a few rambunctious kids who feel cooped up indoors. Standard indoor activities like coloring and playing board games can only be fun for so long.
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Being a grandparent can take you to a place where your heart becomes fuller and melts with every moment spent with the grandkids…
One of our readers recently shared this story with us, and we just had to pass it along
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Yea! It’s Memorial Day Weekend! It is always a first glimpse for us into summer and all the wonderful family memories start to flood our memory! This Memorial Day we want to share a delicious menu for you and your family for that backyard BBQ! Whether you are enjoying the holiday weekend with your friends or just laying low at home, these delicious recipes will help bring on those summer vibes!
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This is such an important read as the world environment is ever changing and our next generation faces unsettling times. Creating a positive landscape is well within our reach as grandparents.
Show kids that the tools for a positive outlook are well within their reach.
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Well, artist Ben Denzer has! And you can too, with your grandchild…well, maybe not cheese or ham!
The Week Junior (the best magazine for kids that has ever been published) in their December, 2020 issue had an article about Ben Denzer, an artist and designer who makes books: tiny books, big books, thin books and books with pages made out of cheese, meat, dollar bills, ketchup packets, toilet paper and even ice cream. My students and grandkids were fascinated. And so was I!
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We are now seeing those blue skies, abundant sunshine, smelling the flowers, and all those good things. Here are some activities for you and your grandkids to do outside to soak up the season!
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With changing family patterns, increased life expectancy, and growing numbers of two incomes, there are higher rates of family breakdown. Grandparents are now playing an increasing role in their grandchildren’s lives. And the definitions of who and what grandparents are has changed over the past decades as well. We grandparents have re-defined ourselves unlike any other generation.
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Just in time for that Spring feeling, we bring you back a most kid-friendly breakfast. Or, if you’re like Leslie & Kay, founders of grandparentlinkslink.com, breakfast isn’t just for the am — we do a breakfast at dinner for the grandkids! Kids love it when you mix it up.
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Being honest is a characteristic quality that everyone hopes will be displayed by those in their lives, and we especially hope this will be a quality our children will embrace. Even those little white lies are lies, especially in situations where it can harm someone or something. Lies can only lead to bigger trouble, in many cases, and even though we want to think our children would never lie to us, they will, at least once in a while.
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an exclusive feature by Victoria Waller, Ed.D*
Let’s face it, kids love science—all types of science. Recently I read an article in Newsala (the online news for kids that I absolutely love) about a company that has devoted their lives to owl vomit, and I was fascinated. And, knowing kids… I knew they would be fascinated too.
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a special feature from Terri O’Grady Herschman*, Ph.D., LCSW
As a grandmother of 10 and mother of 4 grown adult children, I can honestly say that it has been so very upsetting to see all of my family so fatigued, stressed out, and stretched to the limits due to this environment of Covid. What we have all experienced will undoubtedly resonate for years to come
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Get up close and personal with Leslie & Kay, founders of Grandparentslink.com, in this live radio interview with #Grand radio.
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