{"id":415,"date":"2009-05-08T12:03:30","date_gmt":"2009-05-08T22:03:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.managercoaching.com\/wp\/?page_id=415"},"modified":"2019-04-05T13:00:31","modified_gmt":"2019-04-05T23:00:31","slug":"topics","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.managercoaching.com\/wp\/?page_id=415","title":{"rendered":"Gp Topics"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Introduction and list of topics:<\/strong><br \/>\nGrandparenting\u2014a primer<\/p>\n<p>We begin with an acknowledgment. Congratulations! You did it. You raised a child and now you have a grandchild. You are deserving of a diploma, a medal, or at least a certificate of accomplishment. It could be said that you have mastered the parenting communication curriculum. Grandparenting\u2014a primer is about  the next curriculum. I say \u201cprimer\u201d because it can\u2019t possibly cover everything\u2014it simply reminds one that there\u2019s always more to learn. The primer is designed to stimulate new satisfying conversations. It\u2019s about tapping into the rewards of service, of having served for 18+ years.<\/p>\n<p>This exercise is also about mastering support at a new level; it&#8217;s about communicating supportively, as a leader, but from the position of coach.<\/p>\n<p>One would think that after raising one or more children that they had pretty much mastered communication, however, many grandparents experience disappointment during their golden years. See if any of the following Gp (Grandparenting) Topics apply to you.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Your child doesn\u2019t verbally acknowledge your support.<\/li>\n<li>The words &#8220;I love you&#8221; don&#8217;t flow easily, if ever, from either of you.<\/li>\n<li>Your child verges on stingy when it comes to presents even though he\/she has lots of gadgets and toys.<\/li>\n<li>You\u2019ve hidden a few secrets from your child and wish you had the courage to tell the truth.<\/li>\n<li>You\u2019re aware of secrets your child has hidden from you\u2014revealing that you have not been a safe space for the truth to be told.<\/li>\n<li>You don\u2019t get along well with the parents of your child\u2019s partner.<\/li>\n<li>You wish you could be more comfortable communicating with your child.<\/li>\n<li>Your child prefers to not share holidays with you, it hurts.<\/li>\n<li>Your child has moved away and now you don\u2019t get to see your grandchild(ren) as much as you\u2019d like.<\/li>\n<li>You\u2019re concerned about your will.<\/li>\n<li>Your child appears to be unaware of your aging concerns.<\/li>\n<li>You know your child loves you but he\/she has never verbalized it.<\/li>\n<li>You don\u2019t approve of your child\u2019s lifestyle and don\u2019t know how to stop trying to change him\/her.<\/li>\n<li>You don\u2019t like your child\u2019s choice of a partner.<\/li>\n<li>Your leadership-communication skills have caused your child to want nothing to do with you.<\/li>\n<li>You suspect that part of your health problem has to do with what\u2019s going on between you and your child.<\/li>\n<li>There are things you\u2019ve done or not done for which you feel badly or even guilty; these incompletes get in the way of you feeling great about yourself.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Here&#8217;s some valuable Dear Gabby letters:<\/p>\n<p>Pertaining to gifts from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.comcom121.org\/phpBB\/viewtopic.php?f=3&#038;t=300\">grandparents<\/a>.<br \/>\nGrandmother concerned about donor <a href=\"http:\/\/www.comcom121.org\/phpBB\/viewtopic.php?f=1&#038;t=46\">deceit<\/a>.<br \/>\nPertaining to grandparents being misused as <a href=\"http:\/\/www.comcom121.org\/phpBB\/viewtopic.php?f=3&#038;t=347\">baby sitters<\/a>.<br \/>\nHow to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.comcom121.org\/phpBB\/viewtopic.php?f=3&#038;t=324\">mend<\/a> fence with my mother?<\/p>\n<p>The way the primer works is you post a comment\/concern\/question and the coach\/others will reply. I guarantee you the conversations will make a difference. How can I be so certain? It\u2019s because problems persist when there\u2019s an error in the way one is describing the problem. When the truth is told, when communication takes place, old  problems disappear and one begins to create new more desirable ones.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.managercoaching.com\/wp\/?p=410#respond\">Post a Comment\/Question<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Introduction and list of topics: Grandparenting\u2014a primer We begin with an acknowledgment. Congratulations! You did it. You raised a child and now you have a grandchild. You are deserving of a diploma, a medal, or at least a certificate of accomplishment. It could be said that you have mastered the parenting communication curriculum. 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