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Weekly Edition - Published 22 November 2015

 

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Calling all grandmas and grandpas in Southport!

DO you know the difference between your Peppa Pigs and your Mr Tumbles? Can you twerk like Miley Cyrus and take the perfect selfie? According to research commissioned by McCarthy and Stone, you should!

To mark National Grandparents' Day, the UK's leading retirement developer asked parents and grandchildren in Southport to share their own personal experiences on what makes the greatest grandparent.

After being inundated with responses, McCarthy and Stone has compiled its:- 'Ultimate Guide to Grandparenting', which includes a list of the '20 things every grandparent should know in the 21st century', along with memory making activities for grandparents and their grandchildren in Southport to try for themselves.

From laughing at rude jokes, to slipping their grandchildren extra pocket money when their parents aren't looking, and letting them have chocolate cake for breakfast, the research shows that grandparents today are a mischievous bunch!

According to the research, new age grandmas and grandpas should know how to play Candy Crush, send a Snapchat, and the words to all the songs in Disney's Frozen.

And when it comes to spending quality time with the grandkids, the top 5 suggestions to make every grandparent a great one include baking a cake, taking a trip to the seaside, building a den, kicking up leaves and flying a kite.  Ian Wilkins, from McCarthy and Stone North West, comments:- "We commissioned the 'Ultimate Guide to Grandparenting' because we wanted people in Southport to share their memories of their grandparents, and how fondly we all think of them. Having the time and freedom to spend with your grandchildren pays dividends for retirees, and is treasured time that children will remember forever.  Not only do grandparents pass on valuable knowledge and advice, but as the research shows they take an active interest in their grandchildren's lives. They teach children that it's not all about games and gadgets but give them a different take on things that they might not otherwise get; something which is really important for us to cherish and celebrate. We hope that our downloadable guide will give grandparents in Southport a checklist of fun activities to tick off as they go, and encourage them and their grandchildren to enjoy some precious, quality time together."

'20 THINGS EVERY GRANDPARENT SHOULD KNOW IN THE 21ST CENTURY'

1. How to take a selfie
2. The words to One Direction's latest hit
3. The difference between Peppa Pig and Mr Tumble
4. Never admit to letting your grandchild stay up late
5. What Minecraft is
6. The art of photobombing
7. The words to all the songs in Frozen
8. Never to comment on your Daughter-in-Law's overflowing laundry basket
9. The names of all the CBeebies characters
10. What 'Derpy' and 'Reem' mean
11. How to play Angry Birds and Candy Crush
12. How to FaceTime the grandkids
13. How to insert emojis into a text or WhatsApp
14. The name of the latest X-Factor/Strictly winner
15. Your Khloe Kardashian from your Kim Kardashian
16. What Grumpy Cat is
17. How to send a Snapchat
18. Never admit to buying your grandchildren sweets on the way home from school
19. Always compliment your Daughter-in-Law on your grandchildren's exceptional manners
20. How to twerk like Miley Cyrus

'20 ACTIVITES EVERY GRANDPARENT SHOULD DO WITH THEIR GRANDCHILD'

1. Bake a cake
2. Take a trip to the seaside
3. Build a den
4. Kick up leaves
5. Fly a kite
6. Share old family photographs/albums
7. Rock pool fishing
8. Play pooh sticks
9. Watch a black and white film
10. Take a selfie
11. Go to the park and feed the ducks
12. Read a bedtime story
13. Star gazing
14. Blackberry picking
15. Camp under a table on a rainy day
16. Go to the zoo
17. Play cards
18. Do a jigsaw puzzle
19. Paint a picture
20. Go on a steam train

For more information and to download a copy of:- 'The Ultimate Guide to Grandparenting', please click here.

 

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