What's on your mind?

Article Abstract:

A mother discusses the difficulty of getting children to talk about their problems. She suggests not asking children how they are feeling, but waiting until the children are ready to talk. She also give examples from her own parental experience on environments conducive to communication.

Psychological aspects, Column, Telecommunications systems, Parent and child, Parent-child relations, Emotions in children, Childhood emotions

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The grandest lessons; we may not always approve of their approach to childrearing, but grandparents have alot to offer our children

Article Abstract:

A woman discovers that her children's relationships with their grandparents are important even though she does not approve of the grandpartents' food or activity choices. Grandparents provide children a view of lives that are different from those of their parents.

Methods, Grandparent and child, Grandparent-child relations, Child rearing

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Snow daze

Article Abstract:

A mother, who spends much of her life chauffeuring her children, fondly recalls the days when snowfall closes the schools and makes it impossible to drive anywhere. Fond memories of family days trapped at home are shared.

Social aspects, Family, Blizzards, Snowstorms

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