won over with a lollipop and a smile. alienate his or her grandchildren. nullne who four year olds often refuse to cooperate with
nullndeed, some grandparents go out of their is distant will soon be avoided. nulln the other social rituals. nullentle encouragement is all
way to create a welcoming, child-friendly en- hand, a grandparent who offers affection, that is necessary. nullf a grandparent is offended
vironment. nullhey create a child-proof setting generous praise, patience and a listening ear by a forced greeting, a simple reminder that
something like the one the kids may have at may build a uninullue, lasting bond with every the child is like this with everyone and is enull-
home with fragile items stored safely out of grandchild. Now is the time to let parents do
Manulling sure
pected to grow out of this stage soon, may
the way, foods and treats the kids will adore the nulldirty worknull null grandparents should avoid ease wounded feelings. When parents know
and even story books for their age level. nullther disciplining as much as possible. nullt times
that there is
that a grandparent is alienating a child, they
grandparents donnullt make any changes in their that it is necessary to set limits and boundar-
something nullor
can also tactfully let their parent know the
homes to accommodate little hands, mouths ies, combining sensitivity with nullrmness will them to nullo is sorts of things that generally gain the childnulls
or minds. nullhe children are enullpected to keep preserve healthy grandparent-grandchild re-
one imnullortant
affection or that upset him or her. nulltnulls im-
their hands off breakable items. nullhey may be lationships.
nullay to nulleenull them
portant for adult children not to be directly
enullpected to sit nulluietly while the grown ups nullarents must help the grandparent- confrontational with their parents since this
chatter. While some small children are per- grandchild relationship blossom. nullarents
out onull misnullhienull
rarely brings about a positive outcomenull
fectly happy to sit on their parentnulls lap during nullnullnullnull discipline their kids, even at Bubbynulls
annull therenullore
nullaving a successful visit to Bubbynulls house
a visit, others are too wiggly for much of that. house, in order that the kids can be good
sanulle nullrom the
can provide a child with a special inner secu-
nullhey want to do something. nulln fact, making nullguests.null nullhildren who run wildly about
nullinnull onull snullonullnulling
rity. nullany times throughout life, people will
sure that there is something for them to do destroying or messing Bubbynulls environ- call upon the memories of their grandparents
that may turn
is one important way to keep them out of ment will eventually be unwelcome null and null a special scent, a feeling, a wise word and
mischief and therefore safe from the kind of they will feel it. nullt is up to parents to teach
them onullnull their
much more. nullhere seems to be a special de-
scolding that may turn them off their grand- their small children how to behave nicely in grannullnullarents partment in a childnulls brain that stores Bubby
parents. nullt is also an important strategy to the beautiful environment that the grand- and nullaidy impressions forever. When parents
make them want to come for regular visits. parents establish. nullarents, too, must teach and grandparents work together to make vis-
their children to clean up those toys that the its successful, they are giving the children they
Relating to grandchildren grandparents thoughtfully purchased null and love a special treasure for lifenull fn
nullven more important than the nullperksnull avail- nullnish the nullob for them if theynullre too small to Sarah Chana Radcliffe is a member of the
able at Bubbynulls house, is the way Bubby and do it themselves. nullarents can also encourage College of Psychologists of Ontario and the
nullaidy present themselves. null grandparent who children to say nullhellonull and nullgood-byenull to author of nullaise nullour nullids without nullaising
is short-tempered or critical will frighten and their grandparents even though three and nullour Voice.
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