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Allow your kids to be spoiled a little.
My kids know that when they spend the night with my parents, they will have
donuts for breakfast the next morning. They can also count on any number of sweet
treats while they are visiting. When their birthday comes around, they usually get
spoiled by gifts from their grandparents as well. At home, sweet treats are limited,
toys are purchased on occasion, and donuts for breakfast are not the norm. While I
may be cringing at the sugar induced coma that my kids will be in when they come
back home, the kids feel a closeness to their grandparents for allowing them to have
a few extra treats. They feel like they share a secret, that really isn’t a secret at all,
with their grandparents and it goes a long way to strengthening their bond. That,
to me, is worth allowing a few extra treats from their grandparents on occasion.
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