Results: Extreme grandparenting or 4:1 ratio
Published on 02/01/2017
Recently I was visiting my daughter, son (in-law) and 4 grandchildren ages 3 month to 5 years old. I took over the morning routine to give the parents a break and at the end sent my daughter and her husband for a 1.5 days getaway.
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1.
From the list of the things I did to keep peace at home with 4 little kids, pick the ones you would have done in my place
Hot dogs with extra ketchup for all meals per request
18%
331 votes
Watching unlimited kids shows
36%
671 votes
Letting them stay up til 10 pm
19%
350 votes
Dinosaur Wonderland - when a grandson hops on my back and I run around roaring and jumping like a maniac
19%
359 votes
Telling 5 bedtime scary stories instead of usual 3
17%
326 votes
None of them
30%
566 votes
All of them
17%
317 votes
Other (please specify)
2%
43 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| na | 0.37% | 11 |
| 0.37% | 11 | |
| n/a | 0.20% | 6 |
| I would have introduced them to doing chores together as a game | 0.03% | 1 |
| arts and crafts | 0.03% | 1 |
| Read them a n original bedtime story from an early age...kids meed to learn how to read, not just play games | 0.03% | 1 |
| 2,000 KILOMETRES AWAY | 0.03% | 1 |
| scheduling is everything...busy kids make happy adults, crafts, outside time, quiet time, meals and snacks inbetween | 0.03% | 1 |
| I don't have kids | 0.03% | 1 |
| making up recipes and trying them out | 0.03% | 1 |
| crafts | 0.03% | 1 |
| Make a fort out of blankets in any room. | 0.03% | 1 |
| what ever works for you and your family. | 0.03% | 1 |
| Show them inappropriate things like Invader Zim | 0.03% | 1 |
| 6ia | 0.03% | 1 |
| DO NOT HAVE GRAND CHILDREN | 0.03% | 1 |
| Y | 0.03% | 1 |
| NA - NO KIDS NO GRANDS | 0.03% | 1 |
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2.
When I heard them saying to each other that their bubbie Dinosaur is the best in the world I wanted to cry from happiness. Have your kids/grandkids ever said you were the best? Yes
32%
594 votes
No
14%
254 votes
Not Applicable
55%
1028 votes
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3.
Are you a grandparent? Yes
32%
609 votes
No
68%
1267 votes
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4.
If you said yes to the previous question, do you see your grandkids as often as you want? Yes
16%
296 votes
No
22%
406 votes
Not Applicable
63%
1174 votes
5.
5.
If you are a grandparent, do you help babysitting? Yes
22%
406 votes
No
12%
224 votes
Not Applicable
66%
1246 votes
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