Homeschooling Is the New Family Adventure
This semester my daughter enrolled my 7-year-old granddaughter in a charter school for homeschooling. Homeschooling is not about sitting at the table and teaching. And it’s growing in popularity.
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Celebrating National Grandparents Day
There are lots of websites, including the official National Grandparents Day website, that offer all kinds of activities for celebrating this day. While these activities all sound like fun, creating a celebration still falls on the shoulders of our busy adult children.
Read More »Raising Bilingual Children: Benefit or Concern?
According to the American Speech and Language Association, most children have the capacity to learn two or more languages. If a child has a speech or language problem, it will show up in both languages. However, these problems are not caused by learning two languages.
Read More »Do Good Grandaughters Finish Last?
A granddaughter who is too obedient is not always a good idea. Grandparents can help their granddaughters learn right from wrong and be able to say yes and no.
Read More »Worry Is a Big Waste of Time
My vivid imagination can take me on some pretty scary worry trips, if I let it. I found some useful strategies to break the useless cycle of habitual worrying.
Read More »Super Grandma Vacation Advice: Pace Yourself
I was completely drained of energy, when I returned home from an amazing 6-day Girls Getaway in Portland, Oregon with my daughter and granddaughters. The lesson is to conserve your energy.
Read More »Empathize Don’t Minimize: A Mantra For All of Us
I learned a lot about empathy the other day. My daughter was complaining about the mean girls in my granddaughter’s class and I replied: “Oh, that’s what kids do in the first grade!” But all she wanted from me was a little empathy.
Read More »Multigenerational Living: A Guide For Success
Three generations living together under one roof is a growing trend. Together Again by Sharon Niederhaus and John Graham is a comprehensive guide to understanding the benefits, practicalities, and challenges of multigenerational living.
Read More »Teach Your Child How to Be a Good Loser
Help your child learn how to lose gracefully by being a good loser yourself, by weaning them off of the need to win every time, and by teaching them words to express their emotions.
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