Practicing, "Bringing Generations Together"

Written by Don Schmitz


Sharing ourselves with younger generations keeps us young. Childtrends reports 47% of all grandparents provide child care assistance with young grandchildren living nearby and a growing number of grandfathers are getting involved as well. I found this fact rather surprising, a higher number of grandparents who are employed and live close to their grandchildren provide child care than those who are retired. Childtrends also reported that approximately 1 in 5 grandparents are being paid for their help. What do all these information mean? Families needrepparttar assistance of family and close friends and we can all benefit from time together. More than one of our friends who are grandparents have maderepparttar 110952 decision that they want to live close to their grandchildren, sold their houses and moved closer to their families. Another couple reported taking their son and five other young adults torepparttar 110953 Boundary Waters. Most of these teenage children had never been fishing or hadrepparttar 110954 experience of eating fresh fish overrepparttar 110955 open fire.

Back to School; Time to Recharge

Written by Rondi Hillstrom Davis and Janell Sewall Oakes


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The back-to-school shopping is done. Brand new pencils, colored markers, and notebooks fill my daughter’s back pack. I’ve cleaned offrepparttar refrigerator in preparation forrepparttar 110951 new onslaught of pictures and class notices. School’s started. She is excited to be back amongst her friends. I find myself inrepparttar 110952 everyday routine of waking up inrepparttar 110953 dark, fixing breakfast and packing lunches. Even though my daughter is old enough to drive herself to school this year, I still rush outrepparttar 110954 door behind her dressed in sweat pants and no makeup. After a quick work out and a shower, my work day finally begins. It’s good to be back inrepparttar 110955 routine.

But, back-to-school is also time to rechargerepparttar 110956 parenting batteries. The kids are gone until at least 3:00. The house is quiet. I actually get some work done forrepparttar 110957 first time in 3 months. I’ve signed up for an art class atrepparttar 110958 local university. I have time for lunch with my girlfriends.

This month, why not celebrate back-to-school by taking a few minutes for yourself? Put on your favorite CD and take a long leisurely, uninterrupted bath. Why not go for coffee withrepparttar 110959 girls or host a brunch for your neighborhood friends? Try something decadent, just for mom.

Foaming Chocolate Milk Bath Sachets Enjoy a relaxing, aromatic moment to yourself.

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