Heartfulness – July 2019

1. Share your stories about when you were growing up
   and what the world around you was like.


2. Show them pictures of your parents, their great-
   grandparents, and talk about where they came from
   and what they did for a living.


3. Talk about each generation’s extended family, not just
   brothers and sisters, but cousins, aunts and uncles.


4. Buy an inexpensive book that inquires about your
   life. One I completed for my grandchildren is
   called, Grandma Tell Me Your Story, or Memories for
   My Grandchild, both found on Amazon or in bookstores.
   Don’t just write your answers to the questions, talk
   about your answers at dinner, or dessert time or when
   you gather in the evening before watching TV.

This will be the gift of gifts for your grandchildren. As a

parenting grandparent you have given them a home where

they are safe, secure and loved. Now give them a sense of

pride in their roots by making sure they know where they

have come from and who came before them. This not only

establishes a foundation for the development of their

identity, but in large measure will help them answer the

question “Who Am I?” as they grow up.

With gratitude,

Elaine

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