Parental Guidance

Excerpts from conversations on the Parents Council blog:

The art of grandparenting: “Some quick advice for grandparents-to-be:

“Go easy on advice. If they want input, they’ll ask.

“Volunteer help but don’t be pushy.

“Offer to come stay after baby is born but don’t insist.

“Try to get the name pronunciation right (my dad still mispronounces my daughter’s name and she’s five!)

“Start a college education fund for your grandchild

“Try to remember what it was like to be a new parent, not one with 20-plus years of experience.” – Posted by Debbie G.

Sick of driving: “As a woman who has to take her four boys to no less than seven therapy appointments a week plus activites (playgroups, enrichment classes) I can sympathize … I just think to myself what a wonderful blessing it is to be driving my kids around …car time can be great for kids opening up on conversation … I like to enjoy the time we spend together and try to to think about how tired I am of driving!” – Posted by Mikayla

You can share your thoughts on these and other topics at spokesmanreview.com/ blogs/parents.

Interested in starting your own thread on the Parents Council blog? Contact Ken Paulman at kenp@spokesman.com.

THINGS TO DO

Let’s go to the fair!

Kids can try their luck riding a sheep, ride in the pedal-tractor pull, ride the Tilt-a-Whirl and more at the Spokane County Interstate Fair this week. Admission is $8 for adults, $5 for ages 7-13, and free for children 6 and under. For more information, go to www.interstatefair.org.

Palouse Youth Triathlon

For ages 5-14. Participants will swim, bike and run distances based on their age. Presented by Moscow Parks and Recreation. Race starts at 12:30 p.m. Saturday. $10 For more information, call (208) 883-7089 or go to http://stuorgs.uidaho.edu/ ~triclub/PYT.html.

For more events, search our calendar at spokane7.com/ events.