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Do You Let Your Grandchildren Express Their Emotions?

by Sue Gillespie (Grandma Sue)

Carolyn was just a toddler and I had to take her temperature…rectally. When her dad came home from work, she announced to him, “I’m as sick as my buns’.

Kids don’t know how to express it right – but they do need to express what they’re thinking and feeling.

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Who Carries The Responsibility For Your Child’s Choices?

Before I had children, I knew exactly how to raise kids. I watched carefully as a family with 6 children, ages 1 to 13 sat quietly through an entire church service. Even the baby! Now there! THAT is how MY kids are going to behave, I decided. After all, I would have control over [...]

Being Self-Sufficient Can Cause Lonliness

“I cut my hair,” my 4 year old granddaughter announced, bouncing out of the bathroom. “I did it all by myself!” That was obvious! But, she seemed very happy with her new hairstyle. Reality hit when she went back to take another look in the mirror. She starred at herself and yelled, “I LOOK HORRIBLE!!!”

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Carrying A Heavy Emotional Load

Jacob (8 years old) complained that his back-pack was SO heavy. He kept trying to get someone to carry it for him as we stood in line for baggage check at the airport. After his bag went through the scanner, the security agent asked to check it. ”It seems like there might be rocks [...]