If the
middle-years or older generations are indignant at the rising generation,
who is really at fault? Who shirked their responsibilities to their
children and grandchildren? And with whom lies the initiative to resolve
these inadequacies? In effect, it is up to the older generation to take the
initiative to bring about reconciliation between itself and the generations
that are to follow them.
PART TWO FIRST STORIES
Stories for three to five year old children are best told within their range
of comprehension and imagination; stories that tell of things, activities
and places to which the age group can readily relate. In fantasies, for
example, I might animate familiar toys or modify characters from the
youngster's favorite books and send them off on adventures that do not
raise apprehension for the toy's or child's safety. Invariably, the stories
close with the characters back in a secure and familiar setting.
Beyond the immediate pleasure of a grandma or grandpa story itself, the
shared grandparent-grandchild experience transforms over time into
recollections of enjoyable times in one's early childhood.
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