Grandparents
Wesley Sharpe
Latest Articles
Does your grandchild daydream and stare at distant clouds or prefer to make up stories rather than do homework? Believe it or not, she may be thinking creatively. Here's what to do about it.
"There is perhaps no worse feeling than to be in the middle of a group yet, to feel completely alone," Tim Larimer, a writer for West Magazine, once said. This article discusses why children are left-out by their peers, and what grandparents can do about it.
How to Keep Your Grandchild Safe and Happy Online
How can Grandparents harness the fabulous information resources of the Internet for their grandchildren without running the risk of exposure to online smut? Children surfing the Net unsupervised run the risk of exposure to online smut or entrapment by potential child molesters. Here are some answers.
School Phobia: Nothing to Take Lightly
What's happening when your grandchild refuses to go to school? Most kids love learning and are happy to be in school. But for some kids the magic is gone and school is a place of fear. What are the warning signs and how will you get your school phobic grandchild back ...
Helping Your Granddaughter Succeed
What happens to the bright-eyed exuberance of girls between the primary grades and high school graduation? This article gives ways to improve your granddaughter's achievement, her confidence and self-esteem, and overcome gender bias.
The more children become tangled in problems, the greater the likelihood that their creative thinking skills are affected. This article suggests ways to reduce your grandchild's anxiety and improve his or her creativity.
Strategies For Better Behavior
Childrens' behavior problems do not dissolve or disappear. But there are methods grandparents may use to help the kind of behavior you expect from your grandchild. this article discusses the ways grandparents can improve the behavior of their grandchildren without going to the extremes of spanking and yelling.
Your ADHD Grandchild: Rewards That Work
Wouldn't it be nice if ADHD children were excited by long range goals? But they aren't and they need something tangible to get the started in the right direction. This article discusses rewards that work with ADHD children.
Thoughts about a family reunion and what it meant to parents, grandparents and grandchildren.
Your ADHD Grandchild (Part Two)
Since 3 to 11 percent of school age children suffer from ADHD there is a good chance one of your grandkids will be diagnosed with the disorder. The column tells you how mental health professionals diagnose ADHD.