June 2012
3 posts
Questions for grandparents to consider…
There is an old saying: If you want to change your kids, change their playgrounds and their friends. The point is that if you put kids into a different environment, they will be influenced by that new environment.
I think this holds true for the conversations in which kids are growing up, and as grandparents, we have an opportunity to make that environment pretty special.
The starting place is to...
Influence and choices
This morning I overheard a mother asking her 5- and 6-year-old boys how they would like to handle their 30 minutes of reading.
“Would you like to do 30 minutes at one time or 10 minutes at three times?”
So, the decision isn’t just about whether or not they want to read. The decision is about how they would like to handle the time.
This is an excellent way to give the boys a say, which...
We all make mistakes
For a long time I thought I had these flaws—things about myself that weren’t consistent with the person I wanted to be.
I would say nasty things to my kids. I would have judgmental thoughts about others. Even worse, I would say them. I’d lie to my boss about having something done. I’d exaggerate my accomplishments to someone. You get the picture. Best I stop before you think I’m a bad person. Then...
