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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. Although using relatives to kid sit can be fraught with stress, anxiety and cause for family arguments, many families do it successfully.

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Grandparenthood Can Be Expensive!

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In Huffington Post article Boomers Give New Meaning To Spoiling The Grandkids author Linda Stern reported: “Roughly 36 percent of the grandparents surveyed by AARP said “spoiling (grand)children by buying them too much” was a part of a grandparent’s financial role.”. It’s my grandkid!”.

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Shutterfly | FREE Photo Book (Just Pay Shipping)!

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Every parent and grandparent loves having pictures of their kids and grandkids! Get a head start on some sweet gifts for family by visiting Shutterfly and creating a FREE 20-page 8×8 Photo Book from Shutterfly when you use coupon code BOOK4SPRING at checkout. I love when this deal comes around!

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Affordable Activity: Explore Your Town’s Playgrounds

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If you’re looking for a place to take the kids or grandkids, the playground is always an easy answer and free of charge in most cases. Use Your Imagination. Head to different playgrounds and see which ones your kids/grandkids want to go to. Explore different playgrounds to see if they have different types of swings.

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Shutterfly | FREE Photo Book (Just Pay Shipping)

Saving With Shellie

Every parent and grandparent loves having pictures of their kids and grandkids! Get a head start on some sweet gifts for family by visiting Shutterfly and creating a FREE 20-page 8×8 Photo Book from Shutterfly when you use coupon code 1FREEBOOK at checkout. This offer is good from now until 3/19.

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Shutterfly | FREE Photo Book & FREE Luggage Tag (Just Pay Shipping)

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Every parent and grandparent loves having pictures of their kids and grandkids! Get a head start on some sweet gifts by visiting Shutterfly and creating a FREE 20-page 8×8 Photo Book from Shutterfly when you use coupon code AFREEBOOK at checkout. This offer is good from 6/20-6/25.

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Shutterfly | FREE Photo Book (Just Pay Shipping)!

Saving With Shellie

Every parent and grandparent loves having pictures of their kids and grandkids! Get a head start on some sweet gifts for family by visiting Shutterfly and creating a FREE 20-page 8×8 Photo Book from Shutterfly when you use coupon code YIPPEE at checkout. This offer is good from now until 3/19.

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