Happy Grandparents

April 9, 2017

SHARING YOUR WISDOM

  Having survived all these years gives us license to share what we have learned. I find that all I have to do is apply the Dale Carnegie principle of speaking in terms of other peoples interest and they will eat it up. I had just such an occurrence this morning. Each week when I speak to the grandkids I ask what fun stuff they are doing in school. My 11 year old bonus granddaughter went on a school field […]
March 5, 2017

TIPS ON COMMUNICATING WITH GRANDCHILDREN

  When we have the ear of our grandchildren we should have considered how to best communicate with them. This is one area where intention is not enough. The greatest thing humans have to offer another person is our time and attention. This is especially true of these little humans we call grandkids. It will serve us well to consider several things first. Age Appropriateness; Many things I have read divide the ages as follows; 0-5 years, 5-10 years, 11-17 […]
February 21, 2017

CONNECTING WITH GRANDCHILDREN

It is easy to forget the rules of good human relations when we are talking to our Grandkids. One of the tenants of my Dale Carnegie training is that we should speak in terms of the others interests. This is especially true when it comes to our beloved grands. We tend to miss the part about them growing up. As you know it doesn’t serve us well to talk to an eight year old boy the same way we might […]
February 11, 2017

ADDING VALUE TO OUR GRANDCHILDREN

As complicated as the Grandparents Rights issue can be most of us still have the ability to add tremendous value to those deserved precious minds of our grands. If you are reading this post on this site you are a Caring Grandparent and that qualifies you as a certified positive influence on the lives of your grandchild. All of us look for affirmation of our place in society. Young people are often defined by knowing they matter to more than […]
February 4, 2017

CREATE YOUR OWN GRANDPARENTS RIGHTS

The birth of each grandchild, aside from being a undisputed miracle, starts a magic transformation in a Caring Grandparent. According to Lesley Stahl’s new book “BECOMING GRANDMA” there is an actual chemical change that aids this bonding process. I don’t know about you all but I have been hopelessly smitten with each and all of my Grands and Great Grands with or without any chemical change. I am in awe of every one of them. At the same time I […]
January 30, 2017

GRANDPARENTS RIGHTS AS WELL AS RESPONSIBILITIES

The battle to win Grandparents rights is long, hard and not often rewarding in the short term. That is not to say that it is not worth it. It is only to say that Grandparents Rights may better be seen as Grandparents privileges. Since Grandparents rights aren’t and never will be constitutional it is time for a new approach. I advocate the approach of preemptive mindful actions that allow us a much better chance to be a part of our […]
May 28, 2015

BEING HEALTHY AND HAPPY FOR THE GRANDKIDS

I have just returned from the VA after getting a Thyroid tune-up and I want to celebrate that with you all. Even though it wasn’t that big of a deal any operation will tend to get our attention about the Gift of Health. I have been so fortunate to have had good health and according to the doctor that should continue. That means I will be sharing more tips on Grandparents rights as well as expanding out to encouraging each […]
February 18, 2015

TIMING IS PARAMOUNT WHEN IT COMES TO GRANDPARENTS RIGHTS

  Caring Grandparents will go to the ends of the earth to support and Affirm our grandchildren. It is not only the most powerful thing we can do but it is also a Grandparents Right. I know you care about your grandchildren because you have come to this site. I will warn you that caring isn’t enough. If you are among the 2.5 million grandparents actually raising grandkids then here is an essential bit of advice. If you see disaster […]
January 9, 2012

THE NEED FOR GRANDPARENTS RIGHTS VARIES ALOT

In the same family there may be a need for Grandparents rights in one or parts of the family but the other parts of the family are going pretty smoothly. It is not uncommon to have, say in my case 6 grandchildren with 4 sets of parents. Two of those sets of parents are divorced and two are still together. Even though I work very hard at keeping the lines of communications open with each of my 8 children/step children […]