Comments on: Finally: my kid warms up to the grandparents http://www.baby-log.com/my-baby-day-by-day/finally-my-kid-warms-up-to-the-grandparents/ Learning to be a Mother, Raise a Baby, Live as a Family Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:10:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v= hourly 1 By: Kaye http://www.baby-log.com/my-baby-day-by-day/finally-my-kid-warms-up-to-the-grandparents/comment-page-1/#comment-7852 Kaye Thu, 30 Apr 2009 23:52:28 +0000 http://www.baby-log.com/?p=684#comment-7852 It's definitely a balancing act on both ends of the parenting spectrum. I remember being frustrated with visiting grandparents when my kids were little. Especially if they brought sweets when they knew we didn't allow very many. Long visits are particularly stressful because everyone gets so tired after awhile. That makes it a bit more challenging. Now, as a grandma myself, I've discovered how difficult it is to have fun with the grandkids while following house rules I may not always know about or remember :) But I know how important it is for me to respect my own kids and those rules as I visit my long distance grandkids and help with my up close and personal grandkids. Sometimes I succeed better than at others :) It's always worth the extra effort on everyone's sides as we work together to forge relationships that will grow stronger each year. I'm blessed with great relationships with all my kids' grandparents and with all my kids and kids-in-law now and I'm very grateful for that! It’s definitely a balancing act on both ends of the parenting spectrum. I remember being frustrated with visiting grandparents when my kids were little. Especially if they brought sweets when they knew we didn’t allow very many. Long visits are particularly stressful because everyone gets so tired after awhile. That makes it a bit more challenging.

Now, as a grandma myself, I’ve discovered how difficult it is to have fun with the grandkids while following house rules I may not always know about or remember :) But I know how important it is for me to respect my own kids and those rules as I visit my long distance grandkids and help with my up close and personal grandkids. Sometimes I succeed better than at others :)

It’s always worth the extra effort on everyone’s sides as we work together to forge relationships that will grow stronger each year. I’m blessed with great relationships with all my kids’ grandparents and with all my kids and kids-in-law now and I’m very grateful for that!

]]> By: Emma http://www.baby-log.com/my-baby-day-by-day/finally-my-kid-warms-up-to-the-grandparents/comment-page-1/#comment-4399 Emma Tue, 24 Mar 2009 04:16:07 +0000 http://www.baby-log.com/?p=684#comment-4399 Do you ever disagree on things? What happens then? Do you ever disagree on things? What happens then?

]]> By: rani http://www.baby-log.com/my-baby-day-by-day/finally-my-kid-warms-up-to-the-grandparents/comment-page-1/#comment-4349 rani Mon, 23 Mar 2009 22:59:49 +0000 http://www.baby-log.com/?p=684#comment-4349 We spend the summer time with my parents and they respect my wishes. A lot of it has to do with the fact that I raise my children as they raised me. We all get along and it is a lot of fun. We spend the summer time with my parents and they respect my wishes. A lot of it has to do with the fact that I raise my children as they raised me. We all get along and it is a lot of fun.

]]> By: Emma http://www.baby-log.com/my-baby-day-by-day/finally-my-kid-warms-up-to-the-grandparents/comment-page-1/#comment-4001 Emma Fri, 20 Mar 2009 07:56:42 +0000 http://www.baby-log.com/?p=684#comment-4001 You're right, kid's well-being comes first, then the rest of the world. You’re right, kid’s well-being comes first, then the rest of the world.

]]> By: LaToya http://www.baby-log.com/my-baby-day-by-day/finally-my-kid-warms-up-to-the-grandparents/comment-page-1/#comment-3615 LaToya Sun, 15 Mar 2009 02:26:15 +0000 http://www.baby-log.com/?p=684#comment-3615 Glad to here that the visit is going well. I too remember the look on my MIL's face the first time DS1 ran up to her yelling GRANDMA!! and gave her a hug. I deal with people not following my rules the same as them not respecting my son's space, we avoid them. I hate that it's this way but if I don't then I have to argue all the time. Or watch my children like a hawk so that they aren't being given beef stew at 3 months old. Glad to here that the visit is going well. I too remember the look on my MIL’s face the first time DS1 ran up to her yelling GRANDMA!! and gave her a hug.

I deal with people not following my rules the same as them not respecting my son’s space, we avoid them. I hate that it’s this way but if I don’t then I have to argue all the time. Or watch my children like a hawk so that they aren’t being given beef stew at 3 months old.

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