84-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, September 7, 2002
Family Living
Focus
by
Nancy Crago
Allegheny Co.
Cooperative Extension
Take A Closer
Look at Grandparenting
Sunday, September 8, is
Grandparents Day in America. A
1998 American Association of
Retired Persons survey tells us
that 31 percent of adults, or 60
million Americans, are grandpar
ents.
Another study tells us that the
relationship to a grandparent is
second only to the parent rela
tionship. While not all of us are
grandparents, everyone has been
a grandchild. As we celebrate this
special day in our country, let’s
take a closer look at grandparent
roles and relationships.
Experiences we had with our
grandparents while growing up
can influence how we grandpar
ent. What roles did your grand
parents play in their relationship
to you? My maternal grandpar
ents lived next door to us, so
there were plenty of opportuni
ties for grandparent
involvement in our
daily lives.
It was Grandpap
who quickly pulled
that baby tooth that
was hanging by a cou
ple threads. Grandma
taught us geography
by sharing her Nation
al Geographic maga
zines and viewmaster
reels. They passed on
their religion, hard
work ethics and mor
als to us
We never wanted
Grandma or Grand
pap to find out when
we got in trouble for
doing something we
knew was wrong! Al
though the two-hour
drive seemed long to
us when we were
young children, we
also looked forward to
visits with our pater
nal grandparents and
kept in touch with
them.
Grandpa Crago
played the fiddle and
Grandma was always
laughing! They enter
tained us with family
stories and treats.
If you are a parent,
the relationship be
tween your children
and your parents can
also influence how you
grandparent. My chil
dren developed strong
bonds with, their
grandparents that con
tinue to exist in their
busy adult lives in
spite of distance.
Grammy would
take them out for ice
cream when they
stayed overnight. At
the campground, they
would sit around a
campfire and tell sto
ries with Pop and
Gram. One child won
a blue ribbon at the
county fair for the
strawberries Pop
taught him how to
grow. Gram always
had time to listen
when a grandchild
had a problem to
solve.
As children grew
and times changed,
the roles and activities
varied, but there remained one
common theme one-on-one
time together with undivided at
tention.
Arthur Kornhaber, M.D.,
founder and president of the
Foundation for Grandparenting
and a leading authority on the
grandparent and grandchild rela
tionship, says these are the essen
tial ingredients of a close grand
parent-grandchild bond.
How can grandparents make
the most of the grandparent and
grandchild relationship? Stephen
Covey, author of the book, “The
Seven Habits of Highly Effective
Families,” suggests writing a mis
sion statement for grandparents.
Think about what roles you
want to and are able to play to
promote the growth and happi
ness of your grandchildren.
What can you do as a grand
parent that will also support your
children in their role as parents?
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Beef Industry Joins With Quizno’s
To Introduce Bistro Beef Sub
DENVER, Colo. Sandwich
shops are one of the fastest grow
ing segments of foodservice, and
the beef industry is taking advan
tage of this growth to sell more
beef. Through a new checkoff
funded promotion program with
Quizno’s restaurants, the fastest-
Ask yourself what obstacles,
such as lack of time, distance,
differing family forms and
generations, personality differ
ences and divorce, are getting in
the way of being the best grand
parent possible.
Tell your children what roles
you want to play. When issues
arise, work with family members
to find a solution.
Ask your children and grand
children for feedback about how
you are doing in your grandpar
enting role.
According to Kornhaber,
“Grandparenting is about grow
ing, changing, and learning. You
can set a wonderful example for
your children and grandchildren
by doing all three.”
For more information on
grandparenting, contact the fam
ily living extension agent at
your county cooperative
extension office.
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cut of beef. Efforts to promote the
new sub are part of a beef indus
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chuck and round, which are un
dervalued cuts of beef.
“We are excited about part
nering with Quizno’s because of
its phenomenal growth in the res
taurant industry,” said Lisa
Hefner, Seminole, Okla., beef
producer and chairman of the
Joint Foodservice Committee.
“Research from NPD Food-
World shows that sub shops are
enjoying traffic increases at a rate
about five times the quick service
restaurant average, and sales in
creases at a rate about four times
the quick service restaurant aver
age. That makes Quizno’s a per
fect place to move more beef.”
“Quizno’s is excited about the
upcoming launch of the Bistro
Beef Sub; we expect it to be a big
hit with our customers,” said Sta
cie Lange, Quizno’s vice president
for Public Relations. “We look
forward to working with the state
beef councils on the promotion of
this great beef product.”