Clara Ruth - Grandparenting Advice

Sometimes you just have to put them in lockdown. They'll thank you for it later. Years later. Maybe...			True bliss is when your grandchildren love you more than anything! Even more than strawberries. This one hates to go home after a visit.
The happiest days are when babies are born. Even happier when grandbabies are born! P.S. I have 14 of them!			A golf cart is a wonderful thing to have when you have grandchildren! My grands spend hours on ours when they are visiting.
If you're physically able, play with your grandchildren as often as you can. Get used to playing soccer and volleyball with them.			Make every visit special for your grandchildren. Take the time to pretty-up the house when they come over. Balloons, for example, are easy, colorful, and fun.
Read the Bible to your grandchildren every chance you get and teach them the meaning of what you read. Encourage them to read on their own!			If your grandchild has a gift, hire her out to a friend so she can earn some money. This one sold three drawings to a friend.
Not "grand"parenting, but parenting. Love your daughters-in-law like they're family, because they are! I have four of them.			Take LOTS of photos with your grandchildren! They will long remember you in those photographs.
Double your pleasure, double your fun! Love on two babies instead of just one!			My grandchildren love Christmas sleepovers! Dressing them up all the same adds to the fun.
Do anything you can think of to make your grandchildren feel special. They will remember stuff like this for the rest of their lives.			Hold your grandbabies in church. Teach them to sing along with the hymns and when to shout "Amen!"
If you have to, hide your grandchildrens' Christmas presents at a friend's house! They'll never think to look for them there...			This wonderful lady taught me how to be a mother and grandmother.
Fun activities for the grands are a must! Having a zip line in your yard makes you a very cool grandmother.

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