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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GrandchildrenMum & baby's healthUncategorizedMyopia? Simple measures for protecting our grandchildren’s eyesight
Do you have 20/20 vision? I certainly don’t but can see well enough to enjoy my grandbaby, and very thankful for this. It is not to be taken for granted…
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The Rio Olympic games is starting in a couple of days. While you and I will probably watch the fireworks and the parade on TV, there are grandparents who will…
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How are we to make sense of the Easter attacks in Lahore? What will the world look like in 5, 10, 20 years for our grandbabies, and for babies everywhere?…
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Maya Angelou understood grandparenting. In her book, I know why the caged bird sings, she wrote how she was brought up principally by her grandma from the age of 3.…
