The Joy of Connecting® By Bonnie Ross-Parker
The Joy of “Grand Parenting” by Bonnie Ross-Parker
With this issue’s theme, “Spiritual Parenting”, and having a 44 year old daughter who has set her own parenting style in raising her 3 active boys, my ‘job’ of laying the foundation of setting my example of parenting is over. So, I decided to share a fun side of my life with you by introducing you to The Joy of “Grand Parenting”.
When we first learned we were to be grandparents, I promised my hus- band I would not carry pictures and boast about our grandchild the way we had witnessed similar behavior among our friends. Well, I have to admit that is one promise I failed to keep! Until I actually became a grand- mother, I couldn’t
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possibly have imagined the joy a grandchild would bring, the fun he or she would create and the pleasurable experiences we would have together. For some of us, including myself, we were so busy ‘parenting’ that many of the daily developments of our growing children escaped notice because of all our other responsi- bilities. This is not true when one
“Grandchildren are unique
becomes a grandparent. I often joke that my grandsons are the only individuals who can keep me from doing what I thought was more important.
spirits. They are loving, innocent, beautiful, precious and special. Their only responsibility is to learn, observe, experiment and show us by their example that life is a miracle. It’s fascinating to watch young children. They marvel at their toes, fingers and belly-button, giggle when they smile and take delight in all their surroundings.”
Aug/Sept 2011
Grandchildren are joyful, free entertainment. Every single ac- tion, sound, new accomplishment is met with incredible enthusiasm and pride. By their very nature, they are curious, delightful and full of laughter. When they were younger (now 11, 8 and 5 years), we would sing, dance, clap hands, jump, play and read together with no other cares or concerns but to be together. We couldn’t get enough of each other.
One of my favorite new ‘grand parent- ing’ experiences
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