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Science Says Babysitting Your Grandkids Is Good for Your Brain A new study finds grandparents who babysit score higher on memory and language tests — and grandmothers benefit most. You don't even have to do it that often.

A new study links grandparent caregiving to better memory, sharper language skills, and slower cognitive decline — especially for grandmothers. #Grandparents #Babysitting #Grandparenting fyi50plus.com/babysitting-...

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Attempting to buy 90 Girl Scout cookie boxes from my granddaughter taught me about boundaries and communication. My daughter emphasized teaching about generosity. It became a valuable multi-generational lesson.

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This afternoon has been mostly about pretending to be asleep while ‘Santa’ delivers food for my snake. #grandparenting

A kid lies on the ground in a tantrum over a carnival nearby (not in the picture). His grandpa watches him with patience and tries to defuse the tension with calm, measured words. I later traveled sitting along these two on the train back home, and the man had a great, profund story to tell about him, his son and grandson. People are best caught in their day to day acts.

Grandpa’s patience…

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A rollicking animal adventure for lovers of cheese. Filled with whimsical character animals.

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Toddler in the middle of a huge wooden railway track set up

This is what Sundays are for. ❤️

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a colored pencil illustration of two anthropomorphic shark people having lunch and talking. the older shark person on the left is wearing a suit. the younger shark person on the right is wearing a graduation gown and cap. the older shark says: "life doesn't end after high school. you're just barely getting started." the younger shark replies: "thanks, opa. I've been feeling really overwhelmed lately. like I'm giving up my childhood." the older shark says: "childhood doesn't real end. it just changes. you're smarter now and have more choices to make. but you're still you." the younger shark replies: "i needed to hear that. i love you." --- Una ilustración a lápiz de color de dos personas con forma de tiburón almorzando y conversando. El tiburón mayor, a la izquierda, lleva un traje. El tiburón más joven, a la derecha, lleva una toga y un birrete de graduación. El tiburón mayor dice: "La vida no termina después de la secundaria. Apenas estás empezando". El tiburón más joven responde: "Gracias, abuelo. Últimamente me he sentido muy abrumado. Como si estuviera dejando atrás mi infancia". El tiburón mayor dice: "La infancia nunca termina de verdad. Solo cambia. Ahora eres más inteligente y tienes más decisiones que tomar. Pero sigues siendo tú". El tiburón más joven responde: "Necesitaba escuchar eso. Te quiero".

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Follow me, follow…. Christmas Eve has been, for the last twenty years, a day tinged with poignancy. It was the day my mother died. She loved Christmas, and spent many of them with us wherever we happened to be living.…

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Make Christmas Gold,
Just like
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Make #ChristmasEve memorable, with an #audio #storytelling. Just sit back with the kids and relax.

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Millennial mom shares controversial 'parenting rule' when her Boomer parents babysit Millennials and their Baby Boomer parents have generational differences when it comes to parenting. While some Millennials feel that Boomer grandparents have taken an "absent" approach to grandparenting, others are showing up—especially for babysitting duties. Millennial mom Lily Chapman, who is currently expecting her second child, expressed her "controversial" parenting opinion about when her Boomer parents come to babysit. Rather than micromanage and try to instill her own parenting beliefs into her parents, she relinquishes them while they babysit and goes with the flow. "Just don’t give her a grape and we’re good lol," she captioned the TikTok video. > @ebcjpg > > Just don’t give her a grape and we’re good lol “I think this is more controversial or unique than I thought it was, but my take is basically: If you’re watching my kid, you can do it your way,” Chapman said in the video. “My baby has three sets of grandparents. They all do things very differently. As long as you’re not crossing an explicit boundary that I’ve set that has to do with safety, I will not be complaining.” Chapman also shared that her dad will send photos of him and her daughter Ruby still up long after her normal bedtime (two hours, to be exact)—but that it's not a problem for her. Her response: "Looks like you guys are having fun." She also added, "I'll be like, 'Oh I hope my baby likes potatoes' and my mom will be like, 'Well she loves my French fries'...and I'm like, 'Hell yeah, sister!" > @ebcjpg > > I don’t care if it’s fear mongering it’s honest and I was not ready lmao However, Chapman did note that one rule she hopes her parents will implement is "strictly, strictly _no_ screen time." But when she gets a photo from one of her daughter's grandfathers of the two watching a baseball game together, she doesn't let it bother her. "Ruby’s cheering for the Rangers? Hell yeah, she is," she said. And many parents watching the video appreciated her parenting perspective. "YES this is how a village works. And who better to disrupt their routine than people who love them vs a teacher or friend later on," one commented. Another mom added, "It’s good for them to see that not everyone has the same set of rules. As long as my babies not eating popcorn I’m good. 💁🏻♀" And another wrote, "Part of growing up was 'breaking the rules' with aunties and grandma!!! It’s part of having a village!! I love this. I think it helps teach balance too." Another mom also commented, "I think that’s so healthy. She’ll be adaptable, and have the broader experience of different approaches and experiences." - YouTube www.youtube.com Chapman told TODAY.com that she's taken this approach because she recognizes her need for support as a parent. "There has not been a single day of parenthood when I haven’t needed help...I had to relinquish control right off the bat," she said. "Boundaries are good but they need to be worth it." And her strict safety boundaries? Chapman shared that they are: having caregivers cut her daughters food into small pieces to avoid choking, no guests dropping by while watching her daughter, and always following safe sleep practices. Chapman added that she is open to her personal parenting beliefs being challenged if they are not related to safety. "I want my daughter to remember that grandpa always had the game on—it’s a core part of his personality," she said.

Millennial mom shares controversial 'parenting rule' when her Boomer parents babysit Millennials and their Baby Boomer parents have generational differences when it comes to parenting. While some Millennials feel that Boomer grandparents have taken an "absent" approach to grandparenting, others are showing up—especially for babysitting duties. Millennial mom Lily Chapman, who is currently expecting her second child, expressed her "controversial" parenting opinion about when her Boomer parents come to babysit. Rather than micromanage and try to instill her own parenting beliefs into her parents, she relinquishes them while they babysit and goes with the flow. "Just don’t give her a grape and we’re good lol," she captioned the TikTok video. > @ebcjpg > > Just don’t give her a grape and we’re good lol “I think this is more controversial or unique than I thought it was, but my take is basically: If you’re watching my kid, you can do it your way,” Chapman said in the video. “My baby has three sets of grandparents. They all do things very differently. As long as you’re not crossing an explicit boundary that I’ve set that has to do with safety, I will not be complaining.” Chapman also shared that her dad will send photos of him and her daughter Ruby still up long after her normal bedtime (two hours, to be exact)—but that it's not a problem for her. Her response: "Looks like you guys are having fun." She also added, "I'll be like, 'Oh I hope my baby likes potatoes' and my mom will be like, 'Well she loves my French fries'...and I'm like, 'Hell yeah, sister!" > @ebcjpg > > I don’t care if it’s fear mongering it’s honest and I was not ready lmao However, Chapman did note that one rule she hopes her parents will implement is "strictly, strictly _no_ screen time." But when she gets a photo from one of her daughter's grandfathers of the two watching a baseball game together, she doesn't let it bother her. "Ruby’s cheering for the Rangers? Hell yeah, she is," she said. And many parents watching the video appreciated her parenting perspective. "YES this is how a village works. And who better to disrupt their routine than people who love them vs a teacher or friend later on," one commented. Another mom added, "It’s good for them to see that not everyone has the same set of rules. As long as my babies not eating popcorn I’m good. 💁🏻♀" And another wrote, "Part of growing up was 'breaking the rules' with aunties and grandma!!! It’s part of having a village!! I love this. I think it helps teach balance too." Another mom also commented, "I think that’s so healthy. She’ll be adaptable, and have the broader experience of different approaches and experiences." - YouTube www.youtube.com Chapman told TODAY.com that she's taken this approach because she recognizes her need for support as a parent. "There has not been a single day of parenthood when I haven’t needed help...I had to relinquish control right off the bat," she said. "Boundaries are good but they need to be worth it." And her strict safety boundaries? Chapman shared that they are: having caregivers cut her daughters food into small pieces to avoid choking, no guests dropping by while watching her daughter, and always following safe sleep practices. Chapman added that she is open to her personal parenting beliefs being challenged if they are not related to safety. "I want my daughter to remember that grandpa always had the game on—it’s a core part of his personality," she said.

Millennial mom shares controversial 'parenting rule' when her Boomer parents babysit Millennials and their Baby Boomer parents have generational differences when it comes to parenting. While some Millennials feel that Boomer grandparents have taken an "absent" approach to grandparenting, others are showing up—especially for babysitting duties. Millennial mom Lily Chapman, who is currently expecting her second child, expressed her "controversial" parenting opinion about when her Boomer parents come to babysit. Rather than micromanage and try to instill her own parenting beliefs into her parents, she relinquishes them while they babysit and goes with the flow. "Just don’t give her a grape and we’re good lol," she captioned the TikTok video. > @ebcjpg > > Just don’t give her a grape and we’re good lol “I think this is more controversial or unique than I thought it was, but my take is basically: If you’re watching my kid, you can do it your way,” Chapman said in the video. “My baby has three sets of grandparents. They all do things very differently. As long as you’re not crossing an explicit boundary that I’ve set that has to do with safety, I will not be complaining.” Chapman also shared that her dad will send photos of him and her daughter Ruby still up long after her normal bedtime (two hours, to be exact)—but that it's not a problem for her. Her response: "Looks like you guys are having fun." She also added, "I'll be like, 'Oh I hope my baby likes potatoes' and my mom will be like, 'Well she loves my French fries'...and I'm like, 'Hell yeah, sister!" > @ebcjpg > > I don’t care if it’s fear mongering it’s honest and I was not ready lmao However, Chapman did note that one rule she hopes her parents will implement is "strictly, strictly _no_ screen time." But when she gets a photo from one of her daughter's grandfathers of the two watching a baseball game together, she doesn't let it bother her. "Ruby’s cheering for the Rangers? Hell yeah, she is," she said. And many parents watching the video appreciated her parenting perspective. "YES this is how a village works. And who better to disrupt their routine than people who love them vs a teacher or friend later on," one commented. Another mom added, "It’s good for them to see that not everyone has the same set of rules. As long as my babies not eating popcorn I’m good. 💁🏻♀" And another wrote, "Part of growing up was 'breaking the rules' with aunties and grandma!!! It’s part of having a village!! I love this. I think it helps teach balance too." Another mom also commented, "I think that’s so healthy. She’ll be adaptable, and have the broader experience of different approaches and experiences." - YouTube www.youtube.com Chapman told TODAY.com that she's taken this approach because she recognizes her need for support as a parent. "There has not been a single day of parenthood when I haven’t needed help...I had to relinquish control right off the bat," she said. "Boundaries are good but they need to be worth it." And her strict safety boundaries? Chapman shared that they are: having caregivers cut her daughters food into small pieces to avoid choking, no guests dropping by while watching her daughter, and always following safe sleep practices. Chapman added that she is open to her personal parenting beliefs being challenged if they are not related to safety. "I want my daughter to remember that grandpa always had the game on—it’s a core part of his personality," she said.

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I forgot just how fun watching Saturday morning cartoons used to be! It’s great to have little reminders of what we’ve been missing…
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At the playground

Hi wheels toy

Hot wheels toy w kiddo

Weekend with the kiddo. Wheels, art, books, soccer minions. #grandparenting

Chalk time. #grandkids #grandparenting

Just because it's #HappyNationalBananaSplitDay

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Birthday books!!

Jumpy house

Kiddo plays in jumpy house

Side view, jump house

Birthday weekend in the books for kiddo. So fun to jump play and see kiddo with their friends. #grandparenting

White baby safety gates installed at an angle at the top of oak stairs with hand rails

I now know more than I really wanted to know about baby safety gates. Ask me anything. #grandparenting

To warm down after a weekend’s #grandparenting an almost four year old we are asking each other ‘Why?’ A lot

Have had to try to explain the difference between vertical and horizontal thrust before breakfast #grandparenting

Over My Dead Body! When I offered to buy 90 boxes of Girl Scout cookies from my granddaughter, my daughter's response was, "Over my dead body!" Here's what happened next.

New post: "Over My Dead Body!" A story about good intentions, grandparenting, and 90 boxes of Girl Scout cookies. Exploring how we pass on values and navigate conflict with love.

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Parenting for Faith | Grandparenting for Faith Course

🚀 Exciting news! 'Grandparenting for Faith' just launched, by Parenting for Faith and CYM. Check out the video featuring a contribution by our very own Sarah Strand, Dean of Anglican Formation.
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Little boy and little dog chilling out on a sofa

Peace at last! Boy and dog have had a very busy day together. Myshka is very sleepy! #terriers #dogsofbluesky #grandparenting