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Simple Pleasures and Quality Living
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Wizard. Being old is in itself
a
source of amazement to children. But
a
grandparent's capa'city to draw upon
wide and divergent experiences almost
magically lavishes an excitement of the
unexpected upon
a
child's narrow
world.
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Nurturer. These "Great Parents"
are truly able to look after the physical
and emotional needs of their
grandchildren much as they did with
their own children, but with an added
bonus
--
to the child, their time and
attention is viewed as
a
pure gift
without obligation.
Parents, says Dr. Kornhaber, want
desperately to meet every deep emotional
needs of his or her children, the resources
natural or even· surrogate grandparents
represent are obvious. So by phone, letter,
photo albums, audio and video cassette and
personal visits, he suggests that we do all we
can to keep those grandparent connections in
our family alive and well.
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