Re: Driving in the car with Grandma

Donna Metler wrote:
> I wonder if part of it is that Grandparents are around less, and
therefore 
> children are less confident in their reaction. They KNOW mommy and daddy

> aren't going to go anywhere and are going to love them even if they
throw a 
> temper tantrum or whatever. 

	I think that's part of it.  Still, it works even with my kids
and they are with their grandparents a lot.  I think there's also
an element where the parents have to deal with *all* the behaviors
under *all* cir***stances, but Grandma and Grandpa can pick and
choose and tend to have fewer other responsibilities when with
the grandkids (because it's a choice to have the grandchildren
around, not something that happens 24/7--they generally don't
*have* to take the kids grocery shopping! ;-) ).

Best wishes,
Ericka