Grandparents! Would you like to find out more about a game that protects your grey matter by developing skill, strategy and speedy decision-making? Mahjong may just be the answer. Mahjong…
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I don’t know the answer to this question, but I believe many think their grandkiddies are very smart. I seriously doubted this of my first grandchild, Felix. When Felix was…
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Like many others in this new reality, with multi-generational family in 4 countries, we keep in contact through semi-regular Zoom meetings. Because we are a big group, casual catch ups…
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Most of us associate the word “dumplings” with Chinese wontons or Japanese gyoza. But the Chinese dumpling festival celebrated on the 5th day of the 5th lunar month does not refer…
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It is impossible not to have heard of black lives matter or other social issues of our times. But it seems very possible that many of us find it so…
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There’s a common belief that babies are colour blind. I’m interested in the age kiddies learn to tell colours apart. A friend told me that her niece at age 3…
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Is your two year old an extrovert? Interested in how things work? Bookish yet tough? Felix, my grandson, was recently with me for a long weekend. He’s 2 years old,…
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Cross Cultural InterestsGrandchildrenRelationshipsUncategorizedCluck cluck and cockadoodle doo- is chicken on the menu for you?
28th January 2017 marks the first day of Chinese New Year. Following the lunar calendar, it doesn’t always fall on the same day on the Gregorian calendar. Also called the…
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GrandchildrenRelationshipsUncategorizedLet’s not be tiger grandmas! 3 tips for grandparental views on discipline.
Don’t our grandchildren grow up quickly? They are absolute cherubs now and in the blink of an eye, reach the terrible twos. My grandbaby is going to turn one, and…
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Undoubtedly, we grandparents want to leave this world a better place for our grandchildren though problematic situations bombard us, and we may be suffering from compassion fatigue. News stories about…
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