"Parenting" - Take advantage of Grandparents' Day to care for the elders in your family!

The Ministry of Education has recently announced that starting this year, the fourth Sunday of August will be designated as "Grandparents' Day" (August 29th will be the first Grandparents' Day), and a series of activities will be organized by social and educational centers in the hope of awakening the importance and care of grandparents in our families. We will organize a series of activities in the hope of awakening the importance and care for our grandparents and rediscovering the sense of family intimacy!

In fact, some advanced countries in the West have already designated "Grandparents' Day" for a long time. For example, the United States has designated the first Sunday after September 1, the United Kingdom has designated September 24, and Portugal has designated July 26 since 2003 as the "National Grandparents' Day", etc. The purpose of designating "Grandparents' Day" is to realize the core values of family ethics and respect for the elderly. Grandparents' Day is meant to fulfill the core values of family ethics and respect for the elderly. I believe that many people have had the experience of chatting with their elders, and during the process, they are often surprised at how rich and full of wisdom their life experience is. However, in modern society, where the demographic structure tends to age, it is common for three generations to live together in the same house, but due to the changes in the modern family pattern, the average family no longer lives with their grandparents, which results in the younger generation having less and less interaction with their grandparents, drastically reducing the opportunities for the children to get to know the elderly. However, due to the changes in modern family patterns, families no longer live with their grandparents, resulting in fewer and fewer interactions between the younger generation and their grandparents, which drastically reduces the chances for children to get to know the elderly.

Not only should children and young people be closer to their grandparents, but the Department of Education also encourages grandparents to take the initiative to communicate with their grandchildren, not only to build up emotions, but also to pass on wisdom. In addition, a national survey conducted by the Ministry of Education in 1997 found that the family is the foundation for intergenerational interaction, and that interaction with grandparents is an important experience for the younger generation to interact with the elderly. The more grandparents interact with their grandchildren (rather than just living with them), the more positive the younger generation's attitudes toward the elderly become. The book 101 Ways to Become a Super Grandparent provides grandparents who are not accustomed to getting along with their grandchildren, or grandparents who can't think of new ways to play with their granddaughters with some ingenuity, including seizing the opportunity of special festivals to share with their grandchildren traditional customs, such as wrapping rice dumplings and making fragrant buns; teaching them to hum and sing some songs; learning from their grandchildren to play some of the children's popular games, such as magic squares, UNO and so on; writing letters to their grandchildren; and playing some popular games, such as magic squares, with their grandchildren, and so on, UNO, etc.; write letters or send interesting articles to your grandchildren at ...... and other tips to build memories with your grandchildren!

The friendship between grandparents and grandchildren is different from that between parents and children, and the gap between generations is definitely not an excuse for alienation. 35 kilograms of hope, the sincere feelings and close dependence between the protagonist of the story, Siu Kwai, and his grandpa have completely touched everyone's heart! Take advantage of this rare holiday to care for the elders in your family!