October 2009
6 posts
Parenting Advice From Joy Berry: A Perfect Family...
As we were pulling away from the Disneyland Hotel, my older granddaughter uttered something that every parent or grandparent hopes to hear immediately following a family adventure. “Everything was absolutely perfect,” she sighed wistfully. “I had so much fun.” Several things prompted her remark. For starters, Disneyland is a pretty magical place. However, as evidenced by the myriad of crying...
Parenting Advice From Joy Berry: Kids and Scary...
An invitation to my nephew’s wedding in Southern California presented a perfect opportunity to fulfill my promise to take my granddaughters to Disneyland. Some accumulated coupons and a red-hot, off-season package deal allowed us to stay for full four nights and days at the hotel and theme park. We were happily ensconced in our methodical efforts to ride all of the rides we had circled on the...
Parenting Advice From Joy Berry: The Trouble with...
I should have suspected that something was up when the doors opened on a subway train that I was boarding and everyone except eight rowdy teens disembarked and scrambled into the neighboring car. But by the time I figured it out, the train was ready to leave the station. So I hopped onboard and took the first seat that I came to. When the train started, rap music began to blast from a boom box and...
Parenting Advice From Joy Berry: The Ups and Downs...
I love grandparenting. I really do. But just like everything else, it has its drawbacks. Ask most grandparents and they’ll tell you that one of the best parts about grand-parenting is the fact that that you can spoil your grandchildren to death, then send them home where their parents have to do all of the hard stuff. While that might be true, I always say, “Control is proportionate to...
Parenting Advice From Joy Berry: The Hamster...
We experienced quite a trauma involving Kaytee Button last week. Kaytee is the Teddy Bear Hamster that I strongly encouraged my granddaughter not to get right before she left for a long summer vacation. I argued that it would be far more reasonable for her to wait until she returned home so that she would not be required to find someone to care for the animal while she was gone. I even went so far...
Parenting Advice From Joy Berry: Teaching Children...
Okay. It’s a fair question. “How do you teach children about sex without causing them to “become sexual” too early?” someone asked after reading my last blog. First of all, parents need to understand and accept the fact that human sexuality is a part of human life and human beings are born with sexual attributes and natures. So, “becoming sexual” begins in the womb. Next, parents need to treat...