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Benefits of Having Your Parents Watch Your Kids

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Although I live 200+ miles away from my two grandkids, I try to get them for a week or so during the summer. There are many documented benefits to utilizing grandparents to watch grandkids. The jury is out as to whether you should pay your parent to watch your children. I’m one of them.

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Grandparenthood Can Be Expensive!

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

If you are a parent, some day you will most likely become a grandparent. Being a grandparent is tons more fun than parenting. I only remember staying with them once without parents around. My parents were somewhat more interactive with their grandchildren (my kids). Yet you can enjoy loving them and being loved by them.

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The Salvation Army’s Adopt-a-Family Program

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We received the information about our family in October, so I took advantage of the holiday sales to buy the gifts and food. We live no where near CT, but at the time, I had a first grader and I just couldn’t shake what the parents of those murdered children were going through. why did we bring them gifts?,

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My Best Garage Sale Finds

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

For example, if you want to buy slightly used home furnishings, find an upscale neighborhood where the kids are mostly grown. Sometimes these types of neighborhoods have folks that have lost parents or parents have moved into smaller homes or retirement communities and have given their adult children some of their treasures.

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How to Pick A Career

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

The Grandkids are 9 and 12 now with lots of time before they have to start supporting themselves somehow. Perhaps you want (or need) to be home with family or have time for friends a certain number of hours or for certain parts of the day or year. Are you a talented singer; a gifted musician, a fast swimmer, or an agile dancer?