grandparent Archives - Dr. Ray https://www.drray.com/product-tag/being-a-grandparent/ Confident Parenting. Stronger Marriages. Better Families. Tue, 05 Dec 2023 04:48:34 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Being a Grandparent: Just like being a parent…only different https://www.drray.com/shop/being-a-grandparent/ https://www.drray.com/shop/being-a-grandparent/#respond Tue, 10 Apr 2018 21:10:01 +0000 https://www.drray.com/?post_type=product&p=2864 Dr. Ray Guarendi believes that parenting is too important to be taken seriously—and that goes double for grandparenting. As a father of ten, clinical psychologist, radio host and author of many books about marriage and parenting, Dr. Ray has spent his career helping to strengthen families through a combination of Catholic theology, common-sense insights and wry humor. Now, having become a new grandpa himself, Dr. Ray is turning his attention to the joyful, rejuvenating and sometimes complicated subject of grandparenting.

In Grandparenting: Just Like Parenting Only Different, he answers real questions from grands. Some wonder how being a grandparent will differ from being a parent, and want to mature into it with as few wrinkles as possible. Some are a daily presence in their grandchildren’s lives, perhaps even sharing a home with them and wanting their interactions to be as smooth as possible. Others live many miles away and fear yielding to the temptation of bribery to endear their distant grandbabies to them. Some are baffled as to why their own children are raising the grandkids so unlike they were raised—in practice, discipline or morals. Others see their grandchildren as difficult to be around, and ask what, if anything, they can do about it.

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Whether your grandchildren live many miles away or under the same roof, Dr. Ray provides insight into your role as a grandparent. He shares answers to real questions from grandparents who seek to understand the boundaries of healthy relationships, while achieving and maintaining optimal fulfillment in their roles as grandparents. Dr. Ray will help you make a positive transition from parent to grandparent by avoiding common pitfalls and grandparent temptations.As the family matriarch or patriarch, you will learn new ways to nurture, develop and protect the loving relationships in your growing and extended family.

Topics include:

  • Dealing with Distance
  • Good Spoiling?
  • Differing Views: I don’t think it will hurt them.
  • Your Children in My House
  • Caught in the Middle
  • Holiday Competition
  • Religion Resistance
  • Too Much Pride – Bragging Resistance
  • Hyperactive – Too Many Activities
  • Kids’ Parenting Styles Different From Mine
  • Change of Life Conversion: I wish I believed sooner.
  • Tech Zone: Put down your phone and talk!
  • Second Time Around: I’m raising kids again.

 

 

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