By Guest Blogger Deanna Shoss We were sitting at the dinner table at Fitz’s in St. Louis last week. While my husband, son and I chatted at one end of the table, I overheard my mom getting a momentary-oh-so-cherished-one-on-one with her grandson, my 15 year old nephew, an avid St. Louis Blues hockey fan. “So,…
DetailsThat adorable child who couldn’t get enough of “nana” and “poppop” now sits sullenly across the table. They are, at least, honoring the “no cell phones at the dinner table” rule, but you sit in silence. You, wishing for a connection. They seemingly, wishing it were over. Questions like “How’s school?” or “What are your…
DetailsAuthor Jerry Witkovsky, MSW, was recently asked for his insights to help grandparents establish solid bonds from the get go, as they prepare for grandchildren to move in with them. Says The Dollar Stretcher, “The change in routines can be stressful, so we reached out to Jerry Witkovsky, author of The Grandest Love: Inspiring the…
DetailsI could talk for hours about my favorite topic…grandchildren! But I am not the only one… “The presence of a grandparent confirms that parents were, indeed, little once, too, and that people who are little can grow to be big, can become parents, and one day even have grandchildren of their own. So often we…
DetailsThanks to the enthusiasm and support of author Jerry Witkovsky, teachers at the religious school at North Shore Congregation Israel in Glencoe, IL, got a lesson on blogging. “We think this will help us communicate better with parents and grandparents,” says Dr. Roberta Goodman, Education Director at NSCI. “I am so excited to be using…
DetailsWhile I started my family on The Four Jars at 13 with $20 a month for a year, Kenny remembers the piggy bank that sat on Grandma’s dresser when he was growing up. When he would come to visit, Grandma would empty the coins onto the kitchen table, and Kenny would get to count out…
DetailsTHE COUNTER AT WOOLWORTH’S Now that I’m a grandfather myself, I realize it is the simple things that create indelible memories for grandchildren. I remember one Saturday when I was five or six years old, my Grandma Rosie took me downtown on the old Red Car streetcar line, to the grand old Los Angeles Theater…
DetailsBy Guest Blogger Deanna Shoss Okay, this is a blatant, gratuitous pitch for the book The Grandest Love: Inspiring the Grandparent-Grandchild Connection—but it’s not what you think….I’m talking about it being a great book for MOM. And not the grandma mom, but the mom mom…or in my case, me. It’s timely to mention, seeing as…
DetailsWhat does it mean to promote a culture of forgiveness? Not ignoring signs that we may have hurt a family member, and reaching out to them with concern and humility if we have. Not masking our own hurt feelings with aloof or angry behavior that is difficult for others to decipher and address. Striving to…
Details“How’s school going” not the same bright conversation starter as it was when your grandkids were young? Busy parents not always communicating upcoming events? What’s a grandparent to do? Here are 7 ideas to learn about what’s going on at your Grandchild’s School. Check the School Website Watch the website at your grandchild’s school. Look…
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