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How Becoming a Grandparent Changed My Life
Becoming a grandparent has changed my life - and he's only three days old!When our daughter and son-in-law told us eight months ago about this intended birth, I will say I was wholly unprepared to be a grandmother. I don't know why, but I always picture someone who looks like Auntie Em from the Wizard of Oz, as what a grandma should look like. My grandmother didn't look like that! My mother, god bless her, is 77, refuses to wear anything less than a 2" heel and has never in my 49 years...
Carine Nadel
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Strengthening the Grandparent Bond
Grandparents are an important part of every child's life because they can give a valuable gift: unconditional love. A warm, strong bond can enrich the lives of both generations. To succeed, it takes a partnership between parents and grandparents. Find out how to strengthen this important bond.
Nancy Samalin
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Grandparenting: The Fears
What makes grandparenting hard? Given all of the pleasures that this stage in life brings, what would be difficult about grandparenting? I've heard several answers to this question and they all relate to FEAR.
Dr. Mona Spiegel
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Building Bridges with Your Grandparents
"Special time" alone with a Grandparent is one of the most cheriched memories from childhood!
Bernadette Smith
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Grandparenting Grandchildren
More and more grandparents are caring for grandkids these days and well one has to ask if that is really fair, because it seems that the grandparents although responsible also need their own peace and quite and deserve a somewhat less problematic family situation at home.
Lance Winslow
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Raising Teenagers - 5 Strategies Your Grandparents Knew
So you have noticed that lecturing young people doesn't work. Their eyes just glaze over as you launch into your very best parenting lecture. You are better off recording your best lectures and handing them a CD for them to listen to!! You need to use a little bit of cunning so you can be heard by your children:
Michael Grose
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Lessons for Life: How to be a Grandparent
In days of yore grandparents often lived with their grandchildren. That allowed the creation of good bonding between grandparents and grandchildren. Now days many loving grandparents live long distances from all or some of their grandchildren. Being a good grandparent is more difficult. We have to work at it.
John T Jones, Ph.D.
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Grandparenting Ceremony
As if the stress of raising kids in today's hustle-bustle world isn't enough, with both of you working and the price of everything going through the roof; let's add to your family situation a couple of well-intentioned, "experienced" child-rearing experts.
Scott Morris
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Lifebooks & Adoption: Helpful Tips for the Adoptive Grandparent
Few things are more completely enjoyable than becoming a grandparent. Grandchildren are one of life's joys, whether they come by birth or via adoption. Share snapshots. Exclaim about the traits that make this child a prodigy! And know that adoption brings some unique challenges. Following are a few suggestions for navigating once you find you are a member of a complex family.
Beth O'Malley
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Grandparents --- Homeschool Your Grandchildren and Feel Younger
Grandparents love their grandkids. If they helped homeschool the kids, they could feel loved and be a real part of the family again.
Joel Turtel
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