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Grandparenting Advice


If you have to, hide your grandchildrens' Christmas presents at a friend's house! They'll never think to look for them there...    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.   
The happiest days are when babies are born. Even happier when grandbabies are born! P.S. I have 14 of them!    Double your pleasure, double your fun! Love on two babies instead of just one!   
If you're physically able, play with your grandchildren as often as you can. Get used to playing soccer and volleyball with them.    True bliss is when your grandchildren love you more than anything! Even more than strawberries. This one hates to go home after a visit.   
A golf cart is a wonderful thing to have when you have grandchildren! My grands spend hours on ours when they are visiting.    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!"    Take LOTS of photos with your grandchildren! They will long remember you in those photographs.   
Fun activities for the grands are a must! Having a zip line in your yard makes you a very cool grandmother.    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.   
This wonderful lady taught me how to be a mother and grandmother.    Sometimes you just have to put them in lockdown. They'll thank you for it later. Years later. Maybe...   
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!    My grandchildren love Christmas sleepovers! Dressing them up all the same adds to the fun.   
Not "grand"parenting, but parenting. Love your daughters-in-law like they're family, because they are! I have four of them.   

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