How You Can Be an Awesome Grandpa

Book excerpt: Memorable moments! What will be forever remembered by your grandchild when they look back at time spent together? How You Can Be an Awesome Grandpa presents a collection of ideas, suggestions, techniques, experiences, and thoughts that can make anyones experience as a grandpa more successful and rewarding. From learning to give your grandchild meaningful compliments to fi nding activities that help to build his or her self-esteem, author James Gooch offers several techniques that are designed to create stronger relationships between grandpas and their grandchildren. Gooch interviewed many grandpas and grandchildren in order to gather their wisdom; in this helpful guide, he shares the answers to the questions he asked during their interviews. From these suggestions, the blueprint of a respected, honored, and fun grandpa has emerged. Stories fi lled with cherished memories and successful techniques for building better relationships blend with humor and sadness to help you understand your role as a grandfather. Take advantage of the experiences of others who have created fantastic memories to help you master being a grandpa. Anybody can be a grandfather, but it takes someone special to be an awesome grandpa.