Eight days of closure at the college. The establishment sends its teachers home and the students as well, of course, including boarders. No, no, it’s not the Covid’s fault. It’s because of a measles outbreak. And then the info is not new: it dates from the school year 1938-1939. I find it randomly in the […]
Tag: Grand parents
Dear old shelves
The children stored their comic books there. Down below, within easy reach and view. In turn, the grandchildren settled in front, sitting cross-legged, to choose, read and reread their favorite album of the moment. A little more than simple shelves, a little less than a real library, these shelves were familiar to us. But we […]
Education: appropriating the notion of time, a real challenge for the child
“When you were little, what were the dinosaurs like? » What parent or grandparent has never heard this type of question? Such childish words say with flavor how difficult it is to acquire the notion of time. “She is not innate. Moreover, it is not obvious to us adults. emphasizes the chronobiologist Claire Leconte, quoting […]
The tom-tom of good family news
It’s crazy what we can share between brothers and sisters, between parents and children! With us, the latest news to have circulated and sparked exchanges are the points lost by one of us on his driving license. The misadventure could happen to everyone, normal that it leads to reactions. And then, a family is made […]
Thank you for everything !
At the entrance of the church which sounds the death knell, two young people take comfort in each other. They seem to be 25 to 28 years old and come to bury a relative, I don’t know who. Looking at the front rows, where the under-30s seem to be the most numerous, the deceased must […]
Nicknames that stick to your skin in the playgrounds
The playground is once again experiencing its hubbub. We can guess, passing near the school, the chases, the games, the laughter. We grab in the flight bits of exchanges and cries. ” Potato ! “,” Glue pot! – this morning, two words emerge emphatically from the background noise. They cater to kids and make up […]
My grandchildren are vegans, what do I do?
Grills, barbecue… Good smells, synonymous with sunny days, we were on the lookout for them. They are finally starting to spread over the hedges of our gardens, or, sometimes less discreet, from one balcony to another. Their return does not only make people happy. The proof : – I want to become a vegetarian. Dad […]
“By becoming a grandparent, we pass the torch to subsequent generations”
The cross : Are there any mistakes you shouldn’t make when you become a grandparent? Catherine Bergeret-Amselek: We don’t talk much about it, and yet we have to be careful when our children tell us that they are expecting a child! Sometimes it is a shock, the future grandparent does not always expect it, he […]
Becoming a grandparent, between happiness and apprehension
It is, according to the points of view, “a milestone”, “an immense joy”, a moment “long awaited”, but also sometimes … “a blow of old”. Becoming a grandparent is an experience that leaves no one indifferent. This event often catches the elderly at a pivotal moment in their life, between the flight of the youngest […]
What role for grandparents in the transmission of the faith?
The cross : Are grandparents in a good position to pass the faith on to grandchildren? Florence Bosviel: Grandparents occupy a special and privileged place. They are not at the forefront of the educational mission. They see their grandchildren on Wednesdays, during the holidays, which are a good time for loving listening. Between them there […]