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Are Your Grandchildren Good Letter Writers?

By Debra Karplus, MS

If you want to keep in touch with your grandchildren, you certainly need to be well-versed on using e-mail with its protocols and quirks, and better yet, you’ll want to have a presence on social networks, and become adept at texting, despite some lost dexterity [...]

To GRANDkids a Picture IS worth a Thousand Words

By Debra L. Karplus, MS, OTR/L

Growing up on the North Side of Chicago, specifically West Rogers Park, was perhaps like coming of age in any other large metropolis. We attended Green School located on Devon Avenue, a newly-built school, erected to accommodate the [...]

You’re Not Showing your Grandchild How to Bully, Are you?

By Debra Karplus

Children are very skilled copycats. They instinctively know that actions speak louder than words. They learn behaviors by being astute observers of the people around them who they admire and love, people like their parents and their grandparents, yes, you. The way you act has a much greater impact on your grandkids [...]

Children’s Museums in the Midwest to Visit with your Grandchildren

By Debra Karplus

It may be bone-chilling cold outside or ridiculously hot, or perhaps you’re looking for something new and different to do with your grandchildren; there’s likely to be a museum that’s not too far of a drive to get there. Many children, especially the younger ones might be bored at an [...]

Your Grandchild with a Developmental Disability

 

By Debra L. Karplus, MS, OTR/L

Little Jamie just turned fifteen months and is not walking yet. Taylor is two years old and not starting to talk. Three year Cory old doesn’t help with putting on a shirt or jacket. Madison, four years old, [...]

Climbing Your Family Tree With Your Grandchildren

By Debra L. Karplus, MS, OTR/L

Perhaps your grandchildren have started asking questions about the family heritage. How far back you can trace your family roots? Do you know where your ancestors came from, when they settled in America, or why they came here? Genealogy, the study of family [...]

Your Grandchild who receives Special Education Services

 

By Debra L. Karplus, MS, OTR/L

Your grandchild’s parents have returned from parent-teacher conferences and report to you that little Taylor will begin receiving special education services. This news immediately puts you into a tailspin of worry, mainly because you’re clueless about what that actually implies. Back when you were in school, kids who [...]