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2 Lessons I Learned While Staying with My Grandkids

An extended stay with five grandkids opened Dr. Ken’s eyes to the challenges of parenting and the reality of his grandchildren’s world.

As involved grandparents, we’ll be around for some of our grandkids’ moments of defiance and disobedience. And we need to be ready for them.

As grandparents, we have a very important role to play. We also know there’s much more to life than being a grandparent.

Grandparents should be proactive and engaged, but also respect the parents’ boundaries and their family time that doesn’t include us.

Jay Payleitner provides a list of 20 things grandparents should NOT do. A little common sense should help you avoid all of these blunders.