What 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…
DetailsBy guest blogger, Deanna Shoss, Intercultural Talk. As parents age there’s more of a yearning to share things that haven’t been shared, to feel that you are heard and known, to feel like you made a difference. For the parents, it’s wondering what will be remembered about you, your legacy. For adult children (aka me),…
DetailsWhy have a grandparents program? A number of years ago I was visiting my daughter Ellen and her family, and I volunteered to pick up her younger daughter, Kathryn (who we mostly call “Katie”), then 13, at the end of her school day. “So how was school?” I asked her, by rote. This time, Katie…
DetailsWho is more lenient…parents or grandparents? (Grandparents does seem to be the consensus). How do grandparents help working parents? How has grandparenting changed over the years? Grandparents, parents and grandchildren talk about being a part of each other’s lives. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUXFZOnEq8k&w=460&h=315]
DetailsGrandkids and grandparents share candid thoughts on their feelings about mortality as grandparents age.
Details“If a child is to keep alive his inborn sense of wonder, he needs the companionship of at least one adult who can share it, rediscovering with him the joy, excitement and mystery of the world we live in.” – Rachel Carson “In a brief space the generations of beings are changed, and, like runners,…
DetailsAuthor Jerry Witkovsky has been heading across the country, from Chicago to Manhattan and Phoenix, and to LA this January, talking to grandparents about how to unleash their creativity to enter their grandchild’s world and transform their family’s dynamic. Here is a preview captured at Jerry’s most recent program, last fall in Phoenix with the…
DetailsDoes it always seem like the current generation has it harder than the one before? “Life seemed more simple when I was growing up,” says one grandmother. “Probably the worst thing was chewing gum or a spitball.” Yes, I remember that rhyme about the difference between a child chewing gum and a cow chewing cud…”I see it now. It’s…
DetailsAccording to AARP more than 2.5M grandparents are taking on the responsibility for parenting their children’s children. Often born out of necessity….an adult child is unable to care for their children because of substance abuse, or the death of a parent leaves a child in need of care. It may be a child facing foster…
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