I’m not at this stage yet but I’m going to be spending some time with my parents this year and my kids will be with me. I know that they are going to spoil them. I mean, I already got this letter from them,
“I went by Greg and Carol’s and she let me "help myself" to just a small FRACTION of Kyle and LauraLee’s toys… I got 11 sets of toys including 5 sets (BIG sets) of legos– animals, people, houses, cars you name it. I also got a tool set and some Dinasours for Miles– a little doll house with people for Zoe. I also picked up a stroller (play) for Zoe. So I think with Tess’s books and stuffed animals, some colors and coloring book– we are almost ready!
All of this stuff from Carol is in perfect condition– one of the boxes of legos wasn’t even open. I washed the rest of the stuff (it’s been in storage) and have it all in the living room upstairs where they will probably play most of the time.
Hopefully all is going well up there…I’ll get some more stuff from Rita and Zenie this weekend.
We are looking forward to you guys coming!
Teresa”
They are going to feel right at home because we have tons of legos but while I’m there I still want some of the rules enforced. You know what I mean? Like I don’t want them eating cookies for an entire month and I want bed time enforced. Hmmm
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Interesting video. I like that my kids follow a different set of rules when they are with their Nana. Sometimes they get to do special things and sometimes she is more strict with them they their father or I would be. It is a learning experience for them.
Grandma’s and the old timers had a good and different way of thinking and living. I like that way, call me old-fashioned but I luv it.
Gracie has the best Mimi. I don’t mind one bit about her being spoiled there.
My grandma was the Best. I know I picked up on what her heritage was all about so I can relate to what was said in the video. Being a European transplant she sure could cook old world style and was a great sewer.
That’s a great video! I like to think of grandparents as the same enforcers of the rules, but with the added plus of a little more… spoiling
I think that can be done as long as you talk it through!
Lol, it’s amusing but seems to be true with a lot of kids. I think there should be balance. hehe. s…@h…l.com
I think it gives mixed messages
I think my kids understand the difference between home rules and a little spoiling at Grandma and Grandpa’s. At their house the pantry is pretty much open to my kids for constant snacking, for example, and my MIL stocks special things for them that they don’t get at home, like tons of fruit snacks and those (expensive) individual boxes of cereal, and she always has homemade cookies in the cookie jar. The kids stay up too late and watch too much TV and generally have a blast
It does take a day or two to “de-program” them after each visit, though.
I loved this video. I remind myself not to go overboard with praise everytime they make a scribble. I am one of those parents, however, who keeps almost every piece of art they make. I feel guilty if I throw it away!
Now that was a interesting video.
I keep my grandchild art work in an album cause
I have personally seen how over praising hurts
a child.
The video I had was “You’re Not That Special.” I have mixed emotions about the video. I don’t think you can overpraise a child, but then again I don’t have a tendency to praise a child because s/he has hair. I believe in praising children’s efforts as long as they did their best and I don’t think it’s a problem unless a parent puts his or her ego into it.
the grandparents spoil my boys like crazy!!
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I think the video was very cool.
the video wasn’t working that well, but i like the intro music.
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it was funny
This video made me want to call my granny! LOL
I thought it was interesting although I didn’t agree with everything they said
timely
I think you tell a kid that if he does his best he can be proud of himself. Gushing is terrible. They should be taught that if they loose, it is OK to know that not everyone can win all the time and that it’s OK. It didn’t work with my boys they beat themselves up for hours after a loosing game but by the next day they were focus on the next game. They were outstanding players in high school but knew they would not play college and didn’t want to. This was not the main focus in their lives.
I completely agree about the trophies. My daughters dance school wanted us to buy trophies for them and I refused. She wasn’t good at all and I didn’t want to give her the wrong idea. I’d rather her continue to search for the thing that she will really excel at.
I am a grandmother and I am very careful to try to not spoil my grandchildren and abide by the rules their parents have set for them, even if somethings I don’t agree. Nana’s house is a place where when they come they know that most everything stops and we spend quality time together. They know that rules apply at Nana’s just like at home. One of them went home and told his mother they got to watch something on TV that they couldn’t at home and said Nana let me do it. The older kid told his Mom, no Nana didn’t let him, he slipped around while she was putting on a load to wash and when she got in there she turned it and got on to him.
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Being a grandma is great and I try not to spoil them as well but I know the limit. This was a nice video but I don’t agree with a lot of it.
Children can learn so so much from their Grandma’s in many ways.
Mine are spoilers too but I guess that’s what they are for
I think the video was very interesting!