Relationships
Grandparenting Archive
- Grandparents left out in the cold
- by Margaret E Ward and Douglas Dalby
- A seminal report published in November 2009 documents for the first time how relationship breakdown can have devastating effects on grandparents. Margaret E Ward and Douglas Dalby report
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- Finding your feet as a grandparent
- by Jennifer Wade
- Your first grandchild is on the way and, along with all the excitement, some new questions arise. How will you fit into your new role? How much advice can you give without interfering? Can you support your daughter or son’s parenting style? Jennifer Wade gives some tips on becoming a good grandparent
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- Keeping grandkids entertained
- by Fiona Ellis
- School is nearly over for the summer, which means you could have a gaggle of bored grandchildren on your hands. Fiona Ellis gets some ideas on how to keep them entertained through the long days and gets some expert advice on the importance of play
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- Taking the chore out of chores
- by Sheila Wayman
- “All the joy and none of the responsibility,” is the old adage about grandchildren. But that does not mean that grandparents do not have formative influences on the next but one generation.
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- Negotiating the childminding trap
- by Elaine Larkin
- Grandparents can become reluctant full-time childminders if they can’t find a way to say no to their children.
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