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- Sharing Family History: What one generation owes another.
- Gifting and Getting: A wish list for gifts from grandkids
- Blast from the Past: Our youthful slang is no longer passé.
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- After the Minneapolis Killings: Nora Ephron on parenting grown children
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recent posts
- Sharing Family History: What one generation owes another.
- Gifting and Getting: A wish list for gifts from grandkids
- Blast from the Past: Our youthful slang is no longer passé.
- Money Matters: Data on how the Bank of Mom and Dad is doing?
- After the Minneapolis Killings: Nora Ephron on parenting grown children
© Penelope Lemov and Parenting Grown Children, 2025. Unauthorized use and/or duplication of this material without express and written permission from this site’s author and/or owner is strictly prohibited. Excerpts and links may be used, provided that full and clear credit is given.
Category: grandchildren
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Our children grow up and are financially independent. It’s OK to let them treat you to something special. It sends an unwelcome message if you always pick up the bill.
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There’s nothing quite like Skype for bridging the distance when grown children move far away.
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In these hard economic times, grown kids may need to shelter in their parents’ house. Do you set a deadline for how long they’re welcome?
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It’s almost embarrassing: Like sibling rivalry, the grandparents can work up a good case of jealousy of the other grandparents–or anxiety that we will be loved less by the little ones.
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When a grown child moves far away–even if it’s just for a year–it packs an emotional punch.
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On a weekend visit, we gave each grandchild a special bag of stuff for each of them. It refreshed our store of rainy-day and quiet-time amusements and made them feel special.
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