http://www.artipot.com/authors/3411/veronica-scott/ Latest articles by Veronica Scott from Artipot - your one-stop resource for free articles. http://www.artipot.com/articles/466724/having-a-safe-home-for-your-grandchildren.htm No matter the age of your grandchildren, as their grandparent you will want to provide a safe and loving environment for them Making sure of this is normally not that easy because children enter new exploratory phases in life all the time and they come up with new ideas and they also achieve greater independence as they grow older Wed, 28 Oct 2009 12:39:09 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/466724/having-a-safe-home-for-your-grandchildren.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/466723/playing-with-your-grandchildren.htm Grandparents are supposed to have a strong connection with their grandchildren This bond is important regardless of distance or the parents' relationship with their parents Wed, 28 Oct 2009 12:32:16 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/466723/playing-with-your-grandchildren.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/460431/mistakes-that-grandparents-should-avoid.htm There are many mistakes that grandparents make with their grandchildren, and all this is meant in the name of caring and love The bond between a grandparent and the grandchild is like no other Fri, 16 Oct 2009 22:45:34 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/460431/mistakes-that-grandparents-should-avoid.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/460427/providing-childcare-to-your-grandchildren.htm There should be a childcare agreement reached, and it should be based on honesty and openness, as well as constant communication To avoid any unnecessary childcare meltdown, these are a few tips that you should get familiar with Fri, 16 Oct 2009 22:31:33 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/460427/providing-childcare-to-your-grandchildren.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/452553/understanding-the-stages-of-child-development.htm As a grandparent, it can be quite tempting to view your role as that of being an additional parent to the child and behave towards them in a similar way to how you behaved towards their parent, your child To some extent there is a lot of merit in this Fri, 02 Oct 2009 17:24:32 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/452553/understanding-the-stages-of-child-development.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/409393/travels-with-your-grandkids.htm Being a grandparent is something that can help make the best memories of your life, if you are ready to take the chance When you are a child, you are sometimes too green to understand and appreciate some of the awesome things that happen Sun, 09 Aug 2009 14:02:03 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/409393/travels-with-your-grandkids.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/409392/grandparents-and-computers-do-mix.htm Sometimes - in fact, now more than ever - grandparents do not live in the same city or state, or sometimes even country, as their adult children and grandchildren This presents some challenges, although you will have had the worst of it when your kids first moved away Sun, 09 Aug 2009 13:58:11 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/409392/grandparents-and-computers-do-mix.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/403613/reading-with-your-grandchildren.htm The sharing of a story is a special way to spend time with your grandchildren Every child loves and appreciates a good story that captivates their imagination and keeps them entertained Sun, 02 Aug 2009 10:04:18 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/403613/reading-with-your-grandchildren.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/398938/being-a-long-distant-grandparent.htm Sometimes, parents relocate with their children Concurrently, when children are old enough they are taken off to far off boarding schools Tue, 28 Jul 2009 05:50:42 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/398938/being-a-long-distant-grandparent.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/398936/history-of-grandparents-day.htm campaign was started in West Virginia in 1973 to have a special day for grand parents Governor Arch Moore set the first ever Grandparents Day through the efforts of those who were interested to preserve their heritage; the campaign was headed by a mother of 15 children Marian Mc Quade Tue, 28 Jul 2009 05:47:31 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/398936/history-of-grandparents-day.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/395442/tips-on-grandparenting.htm Part of being a grandparent is recognizing that the bond between grandparent and grandchild is markedly different than that between parent and child Although due to grandparents having experience as parents - and occasionally a philosophy on parenting that differs from their children (and the grandchild's parents, more importantly) - there may be some desire to act as a... Thu, 23 Jul 2009 10:15:57 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/395442/tips-on-grandparenting.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/376334/grandparents-and-visitation.htm Thankfully, for most grandparents visitation rights to see their grandchildren are something they never need worry about Most families have their own, friendly system which allows grandchild and grandparent to bond and spend time together Wed, 24 Jun 2009 07:57:39 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/376334/grandparents-and-visitation.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/352929/retired-grandparents-are-home-schooling-children.htm There has been a trend in recent decades for grandparents to take on the role of teacher to their grandchildren These are the tales of grandparents who are not just stepping in for the occasional help with homework, but are actually taking the position of teacher via setting up a legal home school and taking full responsibility for the education of their grandchildren Tue, 19 May 2009 06:39:19 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/352929/retired-grandparents-are-home-schooling-children.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/341598/reading-with-your-grandchild.htm good reading level is essential for any child's development, and the learning should begin and continue at home View a school reading education as more of a honing point for what is learned in free time Tue, 05 May 2009 09:03:13 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/341598/reading-with-your-grandchild.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/341596/grand-parenting-tips.htm The desire to be a good grandparent is overwhelming, given the uniqueness of the relationship between grandchild and grandparent If you wish to improve your skills as a grandparent, or merely garner ideas of how to best interact with your grandchild, here are a few hints and tips: It is not always good to talk Tue, 05 May 2009 08:56:10 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/341596/grand-parenting-tips.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/334491/how-to-be-a-long-distance-grandparent.htm There is no doubt that, in an ideal world, a family lives close together so that Grandparent and Grandchild can enjoy a long and loving relationship However, work and time commitments have meant that many American families are now spread across the country, in states so different from one another they could be different countries Wed, 22 Apr 2009 06:03:53 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/334491/how-to-be-a-long-distance-grandparent.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/334464/the-history-of-grandparents-day.htm Grandparent's Day is, by and large, a relatively modern concept The first National Grandparent's Day was in 1978, and was the brainchild of Marian McQuade Wed, 22 Apr 2009 05:29:04 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/334464/the-history-of-grandparents-day.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/332164/explaining-absent-parents-to-a-child.htm When parents start abusing drugs, it is usually a difficult time for the whole family and more so the children The latter are most often left in the care of their grandparents who often have to share in the children's loneliness and pain Sat, 18 Apr 2009 19:07:29 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/332164/explaining-absent-parents-to-a-child.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/332163/early-reading-lessons-for-grandchildren.htm One of the ways that children learn is from listening to people speaking to them In this way, they are able to recognize the persons speaking to them just by their voices Sat, 18 Apr 2009 19:04:28 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/332163/early-reading-lessons-for-grandchildren.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/297990/explaining-missing-parents.htm If you are raising your grandchild, you will reach a natural point in which a discussion about the whereabouts of their natural parents will need to be had If you are raising your grandchild due to the imprisonment or drug addiction of your own child, this can be a particularly difficult subject Fri, 06 Mar 2009 08:07:19 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/297990/explaining-missing-parents.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/297986/visitation-for-grandparents.htm In an ideal world and in an ideal family, the role of the grandparent is preserved The grandparent sees their grandchild when they want, in a pleasant and fun atmosphere for both parties, and the entire situation is surrounded with love and affection rather than acrimony and tension Fri, 06 Mar 2009 07:56:40 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/297986/visitation-for-grandparents.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/292505/long-distance-grand-parenting.htm Relationships with grandchildren require constant flourishing When grandchildren are near, nourishing becomes easy as grandparents can spend time and carry out activities with their grandchildren Fri, 27 Feb 2009 11:14:57 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/292505/long-distance-grand-parenting.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/292504/national-grandparents-day.htm The tradition of the National Grandparents Day was started by Marian McQuade, a housewife who lived in Flayette, West Virginia McQuade's key motivation was championing the causes of lonely elderly people in nursing homes Fri, 27 Feb 2009 11:07:48 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/292504/national-grandparents-day.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/283516/grandparenting-from-a-distance.htm Sadly, the days when three generations of a family all lived within a few miles of each other seem to be long gone Although it still exists, people moving for work and other reasons has meant that many Grandparents face playing an absent role in their lives of their grandchildren Fri, 13 Feb 2009 15:22:07 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/283516/grandparenting-from-a-distance.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/283514/grandparents-day-a-historical-perspective.htm National Grandparents Day has been a national holiday in the United States for the last thirty years, and is as much a part of the national calendar as Mothers Day and Father's Day Before 1978, there was no day in the calendar to celebrate the grandparent's influence on a child's life Fri, 13 Feb 2009 15:15:04 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/283514/grandparents-day-a-historical-perspective.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/278818/survival-guide-for-new-grandparents.htm You've waited for what seems like ages to finally be able to spoil a grandchild rotten and enjoy free time lavishing your son or daughter's new baby with love Now that the time has arrived, you can't take your eyes off the little bundle of joy Thu, 05 Feb 2009 08:27:33 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/278818/survival-guide-for-new-grandparents.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/275655/grandparents-day.htm Family ties are very important to many It is what keeps us all together as family Sat, 31 Jan 2009 18:06:38 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/275655/grandparents-day.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/265512/tips-for-being-the-best-grandparent-you-can-be.htm Parents are not issued an instruction manual to guide them on their journey They must fumble through each and every day and do the best they can to care for, love and guide the little lives they've been entrusted with Mon, 12 Jan 2009 09:49:20 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/265512/tips-for-being-the-best-grandparent-you-can-be.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/265511/support-for-grandparents-raising-children.htm Though it is not something that is commonly heard of, there are many grandparents that are devoting their time to raising their grandchildren There are any numbers of reasons why this may happen Mon, 12 Jan 2009 09:42:04 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/265511/support-for-grandparents-raising-children.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/248591/consider-section-529-savings-plans-for-education.htm When it comes to educational savings plans it seems that there are more to choose from than you really know what to do with It can be more than overwhelming to pick through the numbers and percentages to get to the bottom line Fri, 12 Dec 2008 08:12:59 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/248591/consider-section-529-savings-plans-for-education.htm