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It’s hard to teach young children about feelings because they’re so abstract. But children who understand their emotions and can express them are less likely to have temper tantrums or show aggression. A child who can say “That hurts my feelings” or I’m mad at you,” will be better equipped to resolve conflict peacefully instead of hitting or whining.
Read More »During the pandemic, many of us grandmas have had to sacrifice our in-person visits with our grandchildren for the sake of our health. Here are six fun activities you can enjoy in a virtual visit with your young grandchildren.
Read More »Being present is the greatest gift we can give our grandchildren, our family, and our friends. It’s also a huge boon to our own sense of peace and well being. By being fully present, we can increase our ability to regulate our emotions.
Read More »How can we do our own grandparent thing to help our entitled grandkids learn about the importance and satisfaction of things like work, saving, delayed gratification, and self-reliance? This article by Richard and Linda Eyre explains four ways to teach our grandchildren to earn and do for themselves.
Read More »You can boost your grandchild’s creative life and in the process contribute to his or her happiness and well-being. Creative abilities help children adapt and thrive in increasingly complex and uncertain times. A child’s talent may be of less importance than the encouragement they receive from those around them.
Read More »Dr. Ken Canfield of Grandkids Matter has been polling grandparents about their feelings and experiences during the pandemic. He shares three behaviors that have been most helpful in keeping perspective during the pandemic.
Read More »Playing board games and card games with your grandchild creates many opportunities for learning beyond just the game itself. One of the most important lessons is how to compete and win or lose gracefully.
Read More »We gain huge physical, mental, and psychological benefits for both ourselves and our adult child when we have a good parent/adult-child relationship. We have way more to lose and way more to gain when that happens.
Read More »Grandparents have a sacred role to help foster empathy, self-understanding, kindness, and acceptance in our grandchildren simply by our ordinary attention — now more than ever before.
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