{"id":314,"date":"2022-04-28T20:21:02","date_gmt":"2022-04-28T20:21:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adultssavingkids.com\/?p=314"},"modified":"2026-10-28T01:26:34","modified_gmt":"2026-10-28T01:26:34","slug":"grandparents-ways-to-prepare-grandchildren","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adultssavingkids.com\/?p=314","title":{"rendered":"Grandparents \u2013 Ways to prepare Grandchildren"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-font-size has-small-font-size\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link\" href=\"https:\/\/adultssavingkids.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Grandparents-Ways-to-Prepare-Grandchildren.pdf\">Download Article<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-background\" style=\"background-color:#f2f0e9\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/adultssavingkids.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Alvin-Headshot.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-478\" width=\"125\" height=\"222\" srcset=\"https:\/\/adultssavingkids.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Alvin-Headshot.png 249w, https:\/\/adultssavingkids.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Alvin-Headshot-169x300.png 169w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 125px) 100vw, 125px\" \/><figcaption><strong>By Alvin Erickson<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:75%\">\n<p class=\"has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#000000;font-size:30px;line-height:1.1\"><strong>Grandparents &#8211; Ways to prepare Grandchildren<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:475px\">\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\" type=\"1\">\n<li>Bond and relate to them<\/li>\n<li>Engage with them<\/li>\n<li>Be a model to them like Paul\u00a0 Philippians 4:9<\/li>\n<li>Teach Bible, Good news, what God has done<\/li>\n<li>Tell your own personal story of how it is you have faith<\/li>\n<li>Pray for them<\/li>\n<li>Convey personal stories, experiences, wisdom<\/li>\n<li>Notice their progress and tell them what you see or hear<\/li>\n<li>Encourage them in steps it would be good for them to take<\/li>\n<li>Enjoy them<\/li>\n<li>Play with them<\/li>\n<li>Help them recognize their talents and interests<\/li>\n<li>Be alongside them in developing new skills<\/li>\n<li>Correct them gently when they are going the wrong direction<\/li>\n<li>Share common activities or interest together<\/li>\n<li>Assist their Mom and Dad when appropriate, support them<\/li>\n<li>Be authentic<\/li>\n<li>Grow\u2014new learnings, new understandings, new wisdom<\/li>\n<li>Give warnings, tell of consequences when appropriate<\/li>\n<li>Connect them with extended family and family heritage<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Consider promise to Abraham in <strong>Genesis 12:1-3.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Keeping the ten commandments: <strong>Exodus 20:4-6<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Results: <strong>Genesis 20:6-10<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Joseph\u2019s Reply to Potiphar\u2019s wife shows faith stories and promises had been passed on.One\u2019s calling: <strong>Deuteronomy 6:1-9, 20-25<\/strong>; <strong>Psalm 78:1-8; II Timothy 1:3-7<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\"><strong>Contact Info:\nWebsites:\t<a href=\"https:\/\/adultssavingkids.org\">https:\/\/adultssavingkids.org<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/parentsarise.org\">https:\/\/parentsarise.org<\/a>\nPhone:\t\tOffice:\t612-869-5450\n                Cell:\t612-708-1875 \nEmail:\t\t<a href=\"mailto:info.adultssavingkids@gmail.com\">info.adultssavingkids@gmail.com<\/a>\nAddress:\tAdults Saving Kids\n\t\t6501 Woodlake Drive, #814\n\t\tRichfield, MN  55423<\/strong><\/pre>\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Grandparents \u2013 Ways to prepare Grandchildren Bond and relate to them Engage with them Be a model to them like Paul\u00a0 Philippians 4:9 Teach Bible, Good news, what God has done Tell your own personal story of how it is you have faith Pray for them Convey personal stories, experiences, wisdom Notice the<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-314","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-parents-and-grandparents"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/adultssavingkids.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/314","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/adultssavingkids.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/adultssavingkids.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adultssavingkids.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adultssavingkids.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=314"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/adultssavingkids.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/314\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":405,"href":"https:\/\/adultssavingkids.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/314\/revisions\/405"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/adultssavingkids.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=314"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adultssavingkids.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=314"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adultssavingkids.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=314"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}