{"id":4762,"date":"2013-10-14T11:09:16","date_gmt":"2013-10-14T11:09:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/prayables\/?p=4762"},"modified":"2013-10-14T11:12:26","modified_gmt":"2013-10-14T11:12:26","slug":"4-things-you-shouldnt-say-to-your-grandchildren","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/prayables\/2013\/10\/4-things-you-shouldnt-say-to-your-grandchildren.html","title":{"rendered":"4 Things You Shouldn&#8217;t Say to Your Grandchildren"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" alt=\"4 things you shouldn't say to your grandchildren\" src=\"https:\/\/grammagood.com\/2013\/10\/stockvault-pencils126973-300x200.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We can recklessly say what we choose, or we can carefully choose what we say. Remember grammas, we are wise because of our life experiences. Our grandchildren are much younger than us. So we must think before we speak.<\/p>\n<p>Here are a few things you may be tempted to say to your grandchildren, but they will not do anyone any good:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>\u201cDon\u2019t tell your mom or dad.\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0This is teaching your grandchildren it is OK to be dishonest.<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u201cBoys don\u2019t cry.\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0Of course boys should cry. They have the same emotions as girls. It is normal to feel emotion and be able to show it.<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u201cYou should be ashamed of yourself.\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0This makes a young grandchild feel &#8220;I am no good or I am not worthwhile.&#8221; Instead, &#8220;Let\u2019s think together about another way of doing this&#8221; turns a negative situation into a positive lesson.<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u201cLet me do this for you.\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0Grandmothers, make your grandchildren feel they can conquer the world. Teach them responsibility and independence.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Do Something GOOD Today: Think about these statements and whether you say them to your grandchildren.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Gramma Good\" href=\"http:\/\/grammagood.com\" target=\"_blank\">-Gramma Good<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/309\/2013\/07\/gramma-good.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-4722\" alt=\"gramma good\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/309\/2013\/07\/gramma-good.png\" width=\"213\" height=\"117\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We can recklessly say what we choose, or we can carefully choose what we say. Remember grammas, we are wise because of our life experiences. Our grandchildren are much younger than us. So we must think before we speak. 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