Blog Tag: grandparents

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We need more lighthouses for our kids and teens

From the earliest civilisation in traditional kinship communities, the role of significant safe, adult guidance ...

Creating intentional pockets of joy in your family

I had my almost 4-year-old grandson spend an afternoon with me last week and all ...

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S6 Episode 11 – Grandparents — are we expecting too much? – Parental As Anything ABC Podcast

Grandparents do so much for our kids. But not every family has a Nanny or ...

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S5 Episode 3 – Help: My mother-in-law shames my kids – Parental As Anything ABC Podcast

When parenting styles clash, it’s hard. Throw in a mother-in-law, and things get that little ...

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Ways of connecting with your children or grandchildren when you’re far away

In August 2016, parenting author and educator Maggie Dent put a post on Facebook addressing ...

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The rise of the nan van: The role grandparents play in parenting – ABC Brisbane

Research from Queensland’s motoring authority, RACQ, shows nearly 1 in 3 cars having baby/toddler car ...

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Coping as a sad, absent grandparent

A couple of months ago I wrote this blog about becoming a grandparent for the ...

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The things you don’t realise about being a grandparent

Recently one of my best and longest-serving girlfriends became a grandmother. I am beyond thrilled ...

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Maggie talked about heading back to school, being a new grandma and more with Nathan, ...