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Pampering Grandchildren


Pampering a grandchild can have both positive and negative aspects. Pampering is a way of showering love and affection. It has a positive impact if done in moderation and with right attitude. Fulfilling all the whims and fancies of grandchild will lead them to take advantage of the situation. Read on to know how grandchildren can be pampered constructively.
It is often found that grandparents tend to get extremely hopeful the moment they receive the news that they will be greeted with a grandchild. It is an occasion of tremendous joy for them as they prepare to meet the next generation of their children. From the grandparents’ point of view, it is an occasion that provides them with an opportunity to relive the joys of childhood. When they became parents they had a lot of responsibilities to deal with, like, they had to think about settling down in the desired manner in society and building their careers side by side. But now at the fag end of their life, they have mostly attained whatever they had wished for and now is the time to relax. Grandchildren give them this chance and means to relax

Feelings of Grandparents

Grandparents want to make full use of this opportunity and they derive immense joy by playing with their grandchildren, establishing a bond of love with the child and all these are achieved by pampering the kids. Pampering is a way to shower love and affection and in the process, feel loved and wanted too. However, there are certain aspects that need to be taken care of when you are thinking of means and ways to pamper your grandchild.

Avoid Overindulgence

Being indulgent and showering love is a good thing and perhaps comes naturally when you become a grandparent. The only point that you need to keep in mind is that there is always a positive impact of your behaviour. Often it is found that the kids fail to understand the importance of routine and discipline due to reckless indulgence on the part of their grandparents. This might result in their subsequent reluctance to follow instructions and obeying parents and teachers in school. Kids are somehow aware that grandparents are always a treasure trove of love and affection and they tend to take advantage of this emotion.

Help your grandchild to understand that you are ready to shower him or her with all the love in this world, but at the same time he must ensure that he is doing exactly what is expected of him. A grandparent is in fact in the best position to help the child realise how important it is to follow a certain routine in life.

Lead By Example

You can do this as you pamper your grandchild. There are a number of ways in which you can pamper your grandchild. Make him his favourite dessert or soup and as he sits down to enjoy it, strike up a friendly conversation with him. Tell him a story or share an experience with him on how it is required of someone to follow a correct pattern of behaviour and activities. Remember, kids learn more by observing than through preaching. So ensure that your grandchild does not come across a rift between the two in you. Do not engage in any behaviour or activity that is contrary to what you are teaching your grandchild.

Pamper Constructively

This entails that while you pamper your grandchildren with say gifts, you blend in all the possible positive aspects into it. This means that you gift your grandchild every second toy that are appearing on the shelves of the toy store. Select your gifts with care. Ensure that there is either a lot of emotion attached to it or there is a utilitarian aspect to it.

Grandparents love to pamper their grandchildren and they think this as a means of showering love and affection. Most grandparents feel as parents they were disciplinarian, now as grandparents they want to give unconditional love to the grandchildren. They are at a financially secure stage so are able to provide the gifts that parents may deem frivolous or unnecessary. This may create a friction between them and the parents. Unmindful pampering on the part of grandparents can spoil the grandchildren so it is better to have a balance of love and discipline.


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