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BeGrand.net Podcast
A weekly podcast from the website for grandparents, featuring special interviews and chat.
Listening – a grandparent's secret weapon
Tue, 23 Feb 2010 18:12:34 +0000 Listening – your secret weapon
[img]/sites/default/files/u3/jackie_highe_100px.jpg[/img]When our children and grandchildren find that things have gone a little pear-shaped, being there to listen can make all the difference.
Relationships
Pre-school Primary school Pre-teens Teens Young adult
[img]/sites/default/files/jackie_highe_220px.jpg[/img]Most grandparents operate on instinct, but there are times when we simply don’t know what to do for the best. Something is going on between our grandchildren and their parents and we stand on the sidelines wondering: should we interfere or keep out of it?
Big issues and small It can happen at any age and be due to common, everyday things – sibling rivalry, parental favouritism, when a child’s choice of extra-curricular activity at school doesn’t match their parents’, adolescent hormonal rages – or, more disastrously, when there are signs of drug taking or when children become confused and anxious because their parents aren’t getting on.
In big issues and small, it’s tempting to take sides, but state your own views too firmly and your credibility will be reduced.
Job sheet number 0068
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