Comments for Grand Nana~Parenting the Second Time 'Round http://grandnana.com A grandmothers musings on parenting, midlife, and memory lapses Sun, 05 Feb 2012 02:19:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ Comment on Is That Your Mom? by Jill Krentz http://grandnana.com/2011/10/30/is-that-your-mom/#comment-345 Sun, 05 Feb 2012 02:19:48 +0000 http://grandnana.com/?p=274#comment-345 Our social worker offered to come to the school during the adoption process, to talk with the teachers (and the class) about ways to include our g-kids in the conversation and help them feel not quite so “different.” Also to talk about adoption and forever families.

Local child protection services should have a list of agencies — I encourage anyone struggling with this to check it out! We need all the help we can get!

]]> Comment on January Blues No More by Jody Worsham http://grandnana.com/2012/01/24/january-blues-no-more/#comment-320 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 22:25:54 +0000 http://grandnana.com/?p=304#comment-320 January is celebration time again…kids are back in school and I can sit in silence or do the housework, laundry, cook, drive-the-kid-mobile. Taking down decorations has always been depressing for me so now I wait until “Ok, this is ridiculous, it’s the end of January. Take down the tree.!” The Medicare Mom, http://themedicaremom.blogspot.com

]]> Comment on Is That Your Mom? by grandnana http://grandnana.com/2011/10/30/is-that-your-mom/#comment-319 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 19:14:43 +0000 http://grandnana.com/?p=274#comment-319 Thanks Elaine, will definitely check out your website. Come back again! :)

]]> Comment on Is That Your Mom? by grandnana http://grandnana.com/2011/10/30/is-that-your-mom/#comment-318 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 19:14:00 +0000 http://grandnana.com/?p=274#comment-318 thanks Lynne! just read some of your blog. Best of luck with the book :)

]]> Comment on Is That Your Mom? by Lynne Gassel http://grandnana.com/2011/10/30/is-that-your-mom/#comment-317 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 18:01:05 +0000 http://grandnana.com/?p=274#comment-317 In the same boat! Please check out my blog about raising my child’s child. fifthchildblog.blogspot.com

]]> Comment on Is That Your Mom? by Elaine Williams http://grandnana.com/2011/10/30/is-that-your-mom/#comment-227 Fri, 11 Nov 2011 22:13:44 +0000 http://grandnana.com/?p=274#comment-227 I so admire you for parenting again!

I came across the growing community of parenting grandparents several years ago and became so interested that I started writing a book to help those in this situation.

Then, my sister became a parenting grandparent, and I threw out my first draft so I could rewrite it based on not only the interviews I had already done, but also her experiences.

I so look forward to reading more from you and would love your feedback on my website. Thanks!

Elaine, LMSW, CHt

]]> Comment on To Velcro or Not To Velcro, that is the question! by life is a bowl of kibble http://grandnana.com/2008/08/20/to-velcro-or-not-to-velcro-that-is-the-question/#comment-221 Mon, 31 Oct 2011 14:41:56 +0000 http://legrandnana.wordpress.com/2008/08/20/to-velcro-or-not-to-velcro-that-is-the-question/#comment-221 I had a child late in life. This time around I did things totally different. The tying shoes lesson was one. After two weeks of frustration, hers and mine, I stopped. I was not going to teach her until she asked. We Velcroed it. for weeks, months, years until she said mom, I just realized I don’t know how to tye a shoe. Really? I asked. I showed her one time and that was it. She was 13 years old. I am not saying that is the way to do it but it worked for us.

]]> Comment on About Grand Nana by Cady http://grandnana.com/about/#comment-216 Tue, 18 Oct 2011 01:53:56 +0000 #comment-216 Alright alhrigt alright that’s exactly what I needed!

]]> Comment on About Grand Nana by click true http://grandnana.com/about/#comment-214 Mon, 17 Oct 2011 21:10:27 +0000 #comment-214 Isn’t it nice to say “Thank You” for a good post?

]]> Comment on About Grand Nana by Josie http://grandnana.com/about/#comment-213 Mon, 17 Oct 2011 11:50:57 +0000 #comment-213 Now we know who the snsielbe one is here. Great post!

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