Book of Grandparents: A celebration of a Very Special Kind of Love
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In this gorgeous book, some our best-known and most-loved Australians share their experience of grandparenthood. there is no other relationship like the one between grandparents and their grandchildren. Without the anxiety and pressure of parenthood, but with the wisdom and experience that come with age, grandparents can be devoted role models and nurturers, enthusiastic playmates, and patient providers of knowledge and reassurance. It is a role that can inspire a strong mix of emotions, from intense joy and fierce pride to all-consuming love. In return, grandchildren allow us to relive the pleasures of childhood. they enable us to see our own children in a new light and our children, too, discover the parent we have been to them. And no matter how many grandchildren follow the first one, the feelings remain just as powerful - grandparent love is boundless. It is a love affair of a very special kind.Candid, poignant and insightful, tHE BOOK OF GRANDPARENtS celebrates all grandparents and the bond they share with their grandchildren.
Format: Paperback, 194 pages, 154mm x 200mm, 262 g
Published: 2009, ABC Books, Australia
Genre: Marriage, Family & Other Relationships
Published: 2009, ABC Books, Australia
Genre: Marriage, Family & Other Relationships
Description
In this gorgeous book, some our best-known and most-loved Australians share their experience of grandparenthood. there is no other relationship like the one between grandparents and their grandchildren. Without the anxiety and pressure of parenthood, but with the wisdom and experience that come with age, grandparents can be devoted role models and nurturers, enthusiastic playmates, and patient providers of knowledge and reassurance. It is a role that can inspire a strong mix of emotions, from intense joy and fierce pride to all-consuming love. In return, grandchildren allow us to relive the pleasures of childhood. they enable us to see our own children in a new light and our children, too, discover the parent we have been to them. And no matter how many grandchildren follow the first one, the feelings remain just as powerful - grandparent love is boundless. It is a love affair of a very special kind.Candid, poignant and insightful, tHE BOOK OF GRANDPARENtS celebrates all grandparents and the bond they share with their grandchildren.
Book of Grandparents: A celebration of a Very Special Kind of Love