There are many things you can do to keep in touch with your school age grandchild more often. Here are five of them:
1. Your child has established his or her own life, and is very busy raising children. Offer to come over and sit with your grandchild after school. Your grandchild will appreciate your interest in their success. Help with homework, or try making a new snack or dessert in the kitchen.
2. Send a card to your grandchild, affirming your love and letting him or her know that you really care.
3. Ask your child to keep you posted about your grandchild's games or other activities that you could attend. Sometimes our children forget how important it is that they let us know what's going on in our grandchild's daily life.
4. Call your grandchild once a week. You may live too far to visit very often. You can call or text them once in a while and they will appreciate that effort. Don't do it too often, since many older grandchildren will think you are interfering too much. Pre-teens and teenagers value their independence, so getting in touch occasionally lets them know you care.
5. Ask your child to add one of the visual calling programs to their computer and then you can call them online, see them, and say hello. Keep it brief and then your child will keep the avenue open to call you and pick up when you call them.
Grandchildren are wonderful. They need you to tell them how things were when you were little, and what their parents were like when they were young. Only you have the information about the past, that will be lost if you don't share it with them. I hope you are able to see and enjoy your grandchildren. They will love you and understand their own parents better because of your contact with them. Good luck.
________________________________
Mary D. Bogin is a 30 year veteran teacher with 7 children and 6 grandchildren. Visit http://www.lifebeginsafter50.wordpress.com for more stories about life after 50
Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Mary_Bogin
No comments:
Post a Comment