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Weary Parent: Parenting Tweens & Teens

Archive for the ‘Grandparents’ Category

August 7th, 2007

Independence

One of the biggest challenges we face as parents of teens and tweens is knowing when to let go. Each of our children is different and we can’t keep them in line of sight forever, but it’s still tough.
I’m talking about letting your child go off to camp for a week. Letting him go on […]

By char -- 3 comments

July 27th, 2007

Open Letter to Grandparents

Dear Grandparents,
The fact that you have been parents before and raised your children to adulthood, doesn’t always mean you are an expert on the subject of rearing children. In fact, it means nothing more than you’ve had children and they survived x amount of years.
It’s perfectly fine that you offer […]

By char -- 5 comments

November 27th, 2006

The Snow Blanket

Someday, I am going to have grandchildren and with this thought in mind, I began collecting Christmas houses that were sturdy enough for kids to play with. Can you imagine how much fun that would be for them??
But I never liked the idea of the cords that would enable the houses to […]

By SP -- 0 comments

October 24th, 2006

Scene It - Music Edition

I wouldn’t be surprised if your tweens suddenly want to play as well. Is there an adolescent alive who wants to be outdone by their big sister or brother? Didn’t think so and a good way to get the family together on a Saturday night! And then there are the grandparents. They just might […]

By SP -- 0 comments

September 24th, 2006

Something to Think About

Children do what you do. It’s still the same as with their parents generation. …
You’d be surprised at how many parent’s don’t have the time today to explore these interests with their grandchildren. It’s up to you to teach them the fun stuff! It’s an old, old saying, but the best things in life are […]

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September 13th, 2006

The Playroom

I don’t know if I will ever get to have a room like this, but I read about something similar years ago. This is particularly directed at grandparents, but I don’t think anyone can go wrong with a playroom! Here’s what it looks like and below, I will tell you what is so special about […]

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August 21st, 2006

Being Weary…

A lot of women are waiting until they careers are firmly in place before they start a family, but I can just bet that this video would make them change their minds. Take one look and tell me if she doesn’t make your heart melt!

Guess I will just wait around until one of my […]

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