Tag: grandchildren
‘I Want To Be Grandad!’ – What DO Children Call Their...
“I am not being ‘Granny’,” my friend Anne said emphatically, on learning her son and his wife were expecting their first child. “Granny makes...
5 Ways Grandparents Can Help Raise Kids
Picture the scene. You’re a new grandparent, blown away by the little bundle of joy your own child has created. The love and excitement...
Will My Parents Ever Forgive Me For Leaving Canada?
Growing up in Canada, I never imagined that I’d find myself settling in the UK. My older sister moved here and when I visited...
How To Deal With Interfering Grandparents
We’ve all been there. Sitting back, feeling slightly redundant, while Granny Dearest takes over your parenting duties without so much as a second thought. It...
Is It Ever OK For Grandparents To Discipline The Grandkids?
‘In my day, we’d get two licks of the cane from a teacher for being naughty and if our parents found out, we’d get...
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I Thought My World Was Ending When My Husband Said He Wanted A Divorce,...
You can't see from the picture that, behind those ski goggles, I’m crying. I’m crying tears of joy, because this was the moment...
Curious Kids: How Is Water Made?
How is water made? – Clara, age 8, Canberra. Hi Clara. That’s a really great question. If we could make large quantities of water cheaply,...
Why Our Kids Need To Make Poor Choices – And How To Handle It
A couple of weeks ago, I got out of bed for an early-hours visit to the bathroom and noticed a light shining from under...
Why Living Abroad Doesn’t Mean Your Health Should Suffer
There are all kinds of regular medical checks we know we should have. Eye tests. Blood tests. Mammograms and cervical screening (Pap test) for...
My In-Laws Don’t Know Their Daughter-In-Law Was Born A Boy
I don’t think anyone would have been good enough for my in-laws, so I try not to take their frequent digs seriously. Nothing I...
Confession: I Wish My Daughter Had Never Been Born
Marie and I started going out together when we were nearly 17, right in the middle of our exams. Both sets of parents gave...