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...children of the baby boomers. The grandchildren of the Great Generation. The great-grandchildren of the—um—parents of the Great Generation. We are the generation after Generations X and Y, respectively. But without these qualifiers, we are nothing. We have no name for our team, and without a given moniker, how are we supposed to unite 20 years from now and reminisce about the good old days? For the sake of a name, how about we call ourselves the Dolphins? That is a truly uplifting appellation, and easy to put on a t-shirt...
...arguing with my first-generation grandparents about whether I can climb to the top of the jungle gym, or pet a dog, or know about The War at all. With survival comes an extreme over-protectiveness of one’s children, and by extension, one’s grandchildren. My grandparents don’t want me taking risks, but my father doesn’t want me to grow up fearful of the world...
...been two years since Sue laid eyes on two of her grandchildren - a boy of 12 and a little girl of five. "I cry every day," she says from her home, just south of Brisbane. "I drive to work crying. I can't bear to celebrate Christmas or birthdays, because I can't see my grandchildren...
...child, the parliamentary committee suggested this isn't well known in the community. The Australian Government is set to make several grandparent-friendly amendments to the Act. One would stipulate that parenting plans could - and should - address how both sets of grandparents might continue a relationship with their grandchildren. Another would require judges to consider grandparental contact when determining what is in the best interests of the child. Grandparents would also be welcome at the FRCs...
...Sunshine Coast, have had custody of two granddaughters since 1999 as a result of the girls' parents' drug use. Lynne had to stop working to look after Kacie, now nine, and Amaya, eight, and the couple have eroded their savings defending custody in court. "I've got other grandchildren and it's hard on them because I haven't got the time to spend with them," says Lynne, 55. "I'm doing school canteen again, swimming carnivals . . . the children love to see you there, but it's exhausting the second time around...