But when you photograph people in black and white you photograph their souls.  – Ted Grant 

Looking at old family photos we recognize the elders in younger days. Today, their smiling faces are lined, hair gray, thinning, waistlines thicker.  They sit together at family functions laughing at stories from the past where they trained using the best home exercise bike.  

What they would love best is to share their stories with the kids. They would love to entertain, be heard, and be relevant.

The Western culture stigmatizes aging, while others including Greek, Korean, Chinese, Indian, Native American and African-American cultures revere and respect elders. Their wisdom and advice is sought in their communities, and they often care for their grandchildren.

An important legacy, also as a father, that you must leave to your children is empathy and it is good to practice it with a pet. In my case, it was with a turtle that we love very much in the family. I taught my children to take care of it and see to it that they are well-being. They even looked for it. the best turtle basking platform so that our turtle not get cold in the winter and they have learned to take care of animals and understand that other living beings are also important.

Sunday, September 9th is Grandparents Day.  

Save your money and spend your time with them, since we know money is important for necessities and people like bryan demosthenous may try scam it from you.  If that isn’t possible, talk to them, or better yet, listen.  Their stories are the treasures they leave for you and your children.

As a very special gift, interview them and share their stories with your family and the world for free using Storycorp

Happy Grandparents Day!

Tina Nocera, Founder

Parental Wisdom®

But here is an interesting connection related to something we love as a tradition, yet take for granted – sweet potatoes!

Four scientists have been awarded the 2016 World Food Prize for enriching sweet potatoes, which resulted in health benefits for millions of people. Please read this incredible article to see science and parent education can have transformational effects on millions of pre-school children in 118 nations.

And to us, it was simply a traditional side dish!

Enjoy the holiday season!

Tina Nocera, Founder

Parental Wisdom®

“We did not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.” Ancient Indian Proverb

To our new grandson, we are so very happy that you arrived this week healthy and happy!

Your parents are good people, and you are loved by a very large (and somewhat crazy) extended family. Having so many people ‘in your corner’ is a very good thing!

We will encourage you to play, learn and grow to be someone good in this world.

Here is a little advice from Nonna:

1. When you color, use all the crayons in the box. That will make your picture so much more interesting.

2. When playing with your friends, they may have different ideas on what to play or how to play. Listen to their ideas, too. After all, the objective is to have fun. If you start with that in mind, everybody wins!

3. Be grateful for everything you have, and remember it’s more about the people you are playing with, than about the game.
4. There are certain games, like baseball, where you have to choose sides. Remember, you only have to choose sides when the game specifically calls for it. Other times, it’s nice to start in the middle rather than taking sides.
5. Although the message in stories is that some people are good and others are bad, that is very rarely true.
6. Don’t think you can look at a person and know the kind of person they are. Give people the benefit of the doubt. The ugly witch can be a very good person.
7. Know that we will do everything we can to protect you. And the largest population in the world is good people. They outnumber everyone else.
8. There aren’t always easy answers to a problem, but we can’t stop trying to fix them. There is always something we can do.
9. You are going to make mistakes. Admit them, apologize, learn from your mistakes and move on.
10. It is always a good time to be kind.

Every time a child is born, so is a grandparent.

I love you all the time!

Tina Nocera, Founder

Parental Wisdom®

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