Back to School; Time to RechargeWritten by Rondi Hillstrom Davis and Janell Sewall Oakes
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Ingredients: 1 cup baking soda 1 cup instant nonfat dry milk 1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder 2 tablespoons cinnamon 2 tablespoons cream of tartar 2 tablespoons cornstarch Vintage handkerchiefs or Pretty 10-inch square scraps of fabric Ribbon Directions: 1. Mix all of ingredients together. 2. Place about 3 tablespoons on center of a pretty cloth handkerchief. 3. Tie bundle with a piece of ribbon. 4. Hang sachet over bathtub faucet and let warm water run through it. 5. Store extra milk bath in an attractive airtight jar. It will keep up to 6 months. You have permission to reprint this article electronically or in print, free of charge, provided that each article is: 1. Printed in its full form with no changes 2. Includes an active link 3. A courtesy copy of your publication is sent to above contact 4. And following byline appears at bottom of each article: About Authors: Rondi Hillstrom Davis and Janell Sewall Oakes are co-authors of award-winning book Together: Creating Family Traditions. To check out their website that's jam packed with family ideas, visit http://www.togetherparenting.com To subscribe to their online newsletter, go to http://www.togetherparenting.com/feedback.asp
Rondi Hillstrom Davis and Janell Sewall Oakes are the co-authors of the award-winning book Together: Creating Family Traditions. To check out their website that's jam packed with family ideas, visit http://www.togetherparenting.com To subscribe to their online newsletter, go to http://www.togetherparenting.com/feedback.asp
| | Action points for effective grandparentsWritten by Don Schmitz
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•If you can’t be physically present with your grandchildren because of distance, be there in other ways. Some examples might be e-mails, letters, phone calls, gift giving, video and pictures and activity books. Any activity between families takes coordination. Don’t wait for kids to come to you. •Tell stories of your past. •Let your grandchild know how human you are. Your wisdom gained through experience has taught us to be more open to our emotions. Share your happiness, sadness, fears, embarrassments and mistakes. •Talk about your religion, talk about lessons you’ve learned in your life, talk about their parents and fun you had raising them. •When you are together with parents, say only good things about your time together. Yes, our precious little grandchildren will have faults; look where they came from, but love them with no conditions…this is greatest gift we can bestow on our grandchildren.
Don Schmitz is a popular speaker and writer on parenting and grandparenting. He is the author of The New Face of Grandparenting …Why Parents Need Their Own Parents and founder of Grandkidsandme, which includes: Grandparent Camps and Grandkid Days. Don holds graduate degrees in Education, Administration, Human Development and father to three sons and seven grandchildren. Contact Don@grandkidsandme.com.
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