Grandchildren and Children’s

Update 1st October -

How To Connect With Kids By Volunteering At School/Daycare
Schools, daycares and youth organizations all desperately plead for parent involvement to help enhance academics, activities, enrichment, and quality of care. Parents are a kid's first and most important teacher, and parent involvement is closely linked to a academic achievement and self-confidence. So, what are you waiting for? Say "yes" the next time parent involvement is requested, or better yet, volunteer your time today. Here are ways to become involved.Read more

 

Update 1st August -

FAMILY PLANNING AND YOUNG PEOPLE
HALF THE PEOPLE ON EARTH are under 25. Some 1.8 billion are aged 10-25, history’s largest generation of adolescents, and about 85 per cent live in the developing world. Their decisions about sexual behavior and childbearing are critical to the planet’s future population size, dynamic and well-being. Read More

Update 1st July -

Aging gracefully: Local students demonstrate what caregivers can learn
In approaching the care of a family member with memory impairment, we often think of adult children and elderly spouses as the key players in the caregiving journey. The often forgotten but very important players are the younger family members. Teens may sit silently on the sidelines wondering what is really happening to Grandpa and yearning to be included in the journey. An important step on the caregiving path is reaching out to these younger family members to offer insight about memory impairment and its impact on the whole family.Read More

 

 Respect Old Age
Instill in your children compassion and respect for old age, so they treat you with love when you are old. Many parents mistakenly try and teach children that elders are always right. They forget that children have minds of their own, and there will be a time when they can reason for themselves and will be able to see faults in the reasoning of others. At this point, they may realise that just because someone is older, doesn't mean they are wiser. And if you try and force them to believe that an older person is always right, you can be sure that your children will grow defiant, and will have less faith in your judgment. Read in detail

Bridging the Generation Gap
Parents, when their offspring enter the dreaded teen years, look back nostalgically on the days when their children hadn't learned to speak yet, were cute and adoring, and hung on to every word that their parents said. One day, puberty happens and the sweet angels of yesterday begin to act like their parents are their worst enemies. Read More

Raising Grandkids
The number of grandparents who are raising their children is not a new phenomenon. However, the statistics are showing that it is a situation that is becoming more and more common. Read Here

Grandparents and Teen grandchildren
Grandparents generally spoke positively about becoming and being a grandparent, using terms like ‘love’ ‘enjoyment’ and ‘happiness’. When grandchildren were younger, time was spent together on outings and playing together, or with the grandparents teaching skills and providing childcare. As grandchildren grew older, the relationships were more likely to revolve around talking, giving advice and support. Most grandparents did not report any major problems in their relations with their grandchildren. A few had more responsibilities for care of their grandchildren than they desired. Some grandchildren saw their grandparents as fitting stereotypical images of the elderly, as frail or out of touch, but others said they were ‘modern’, describing them as ‘fun’, ‘caring’, ‘active’ and ‘up to date’. See this Report

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