Étienne is a 70-year-old “young” grandfather. As he thinks about what he would like to pass on to his three grandchildren, he often thinks of his own maternal grandmother whose letters he treasures. “Mamine” was affectionate, modern and very “cash” in the way she spoke to her grandson. → TESTIMONIALS. What grandparents want to pass […]
Grandchildren explained to grandparents (1): this title could be read in both directions because this little book is aimed as much at the second as at the first, from the angle of anthropology. → TESTIMONIALS. Summer 2020, the reunion holidays with the grandparents It is therefore not just one more title on the relations between […]
“If I had to do it again, I would think twice. ” Like more than 3.5 million Americans, Jeff Sands, 59, took out a loan a few years ago so his son could go to college. He was in debt to the tune of 100,000 dollars (82,000 €). This Los Angeles area resident who works […]
“I want him to understand his mother’s roots” Jean-Baptiste, 39 years old “I knew my future partner in high school. Of Spanish origin, Cécilia arrived in France at the age of 9. When our first child was born, everything happened naturally. It made sense that we were going to speak to him in both languages. […]
The cross. This year, many grandparents will not be able to spend Christmas with their family. How are they likely to experience this situation? Olivier de Ladoucette : I think it will be a pretty painful moment for most grandparents, even if many are resigned because they know that at their age, Covid-19 is a […]
“Poor. “ Such is the adjective which first comes to his lips. Mounia had always been a good student as a teenager. But her own school experience was not of much help when it came to helping one of her struggling daughters. “No matter how hard she worked, which the teachers doubted, she couldn’t do […]
How can you help your child in their learning when you don’t have the time, the skills or just the patience? This question, many parents ask themselves. It is estimated that one in five secondary school students and one in three high school students resort to tutoring at some point in their career. Including, sometimes, […]
“Our son will be able to help improve the world” Olympe and Nathanaël, married for two years, a first child for November She : “Having children was part of my life project. I have always had the maternal instinct. I adore children. Of course, the influence of society, like that of our respective families, also […]
In his book, the author warns the reader on page 70. “When I’m at the end of my rope, I laugh like a goat”. On the day of the meeting, therefore, we watch for the slightest bleating. He arrives discreet and stealthy between two sentences. Obviously, Shiva Shaffii is not, or no longer, an exhausted […]
Sébastien is a piano teacher in the Paris region. Behind him, four decades devoted entirely, or almost, to this instrument which occupies a unique place in family history. “My grandmother loved the piano but did not feel supported by her father, an industrialist who was not very open to any form of art. She had […]