GRG Wairarapa Group

GRG Wairarapa Group Our group is comprised of grandparents and whanau carers who are raising grandchildren or other family member’s children full time.

We meet once a month on a Tuesday between February and November, to support each other and manage our group. Our group is comprised of grandparents and whanau carers who are raising grandchildren or other family member’s children fulltime. Some of us are permanent carers and have guardianship and others are foster carers. This is often a rather quick decision made in a crisis, so as a group we do

our best to support each other with help, access to services and a friendly ear when the day is not going so well. We meet once a month on a Tuesday between February and November (not during the school holidays including December and January as there is enough to deal with at those times, without trying to get along to a meeting) to support each other and manage our group. A monthly newsletter is published to keep our members informed of what we is available and what we are doing. Some meeting we have donated goods to look through and other times we just chat and if we are lucky a member has bought along some baking to have for morning tea. If a member contacts us regarding a problem with bringing up the child/children in their care, we check to see what resources are available to for us to help them and work from there. We are lucky that we are affiliated with Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Trust New Zealand, so if we need information to help our members we can contact them. We recommend our members join up with them as well, to keep up with what is happening nationally. No selling of goods or services
No personal attacks what so ever
No bad language also please
Do not post photos of children in your care
Do not use names of children in posts. Do not use other people’s names without their permission

This is a public forum please be careful, people may not be who they say they are!

05/09/2023
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04/12/2019

Good to know!

04/12/2019

It's nearly that time of year again.
Well worth applying for.

This looks like good advice if you have a child or family member who would like to paint.
03/12/2019

This looks like good advice if you have a child or family member who would like to paint.

One canvas, three colours, one brush

You don’t need a whole heap of art gear to create something, just imagination and patience!

If if you are shopping for an arty child, keep these things in mind- sometimes less is more, too many different paints or mediums can overwhelm them and they end up giving up easily because they don’t know how to use it.

Also if they are given painting gear, maybe keep in mind a space where they can actually use it. Because nothing is worse than having something messy in a main thoroughfare of your home but also if it’s set up or easy to set up not only will they be more inclined to use it but also you won’t find it such a nightmare either.

It doesn’t have to cost the earth, an old shirt or t shirt - even something cool from an op shop- I use old pinafores, a painting book again second hand often have a fantastic selection, some test pots from resene for the best colour selection you can think of ( keep in mind it can be tricky to get off clothing or furniture, so could be used outside ) canvases can be found at the warehouse or similar and paintbrushes are the same. Invest in one good brush with care instructions like washing it because SO many children still don’t understand that concept! You could even buy a notepad for design, so there is some thought about what to paint.

Just a few ideas from someone that loved and still loves those types of pressies 😜

Even though we do more than this, it still applies.your doing great!
17/10/2019

Even though we do more than this, it still applies.your doing great!

🧡 GRANDPARENTS DAY 🧡 (please let all the grandies know)

While everyone knows there is a Mother’s Day to celebrate mothers and a Father’s Day to celebrate fathers, few people know there is a Grandparents day to celebrate grandparents. This is unfortunate, because it is a privilege for grandparents and grandchildren to spend time together.

The benefits of grandparents to grandchildren and the benefits of grandchildren to grandparents are huge.

Research from the University of Oxford shows that grandparents can be vital to children's well-being. A study of more than 1,500 children demonstrated that those with a high level of grandparental involvement had fewer emotional and behavioural problems. On the other side, research in the Berlin Aging Study showed that elderly people who babysat (their own grandchildren or someone else’s) lived longer, stayed more physically active, and improved their cognitive functioning.

So Playcentre is holding a special day to honour grandparents on ✨Tuesday 22 October 2019 ✨ While grandparents often attend Playcentre with their grandchildren, sessions held this week will specifically honour grandparents and encourage those grandparents who would like to spend more time with their grandchildren to come along.

As one Playcentre grandmother has said "I am so lucky to be able to share these precious early years with my grandson". It seems he is just as lucky to spend this precious time with his grandmother.

If you're keen to enjoy this day:
👉 https://www.playcentre.org.nz/events/grandparents-day/

Thanks to Playcentre Aotearoa for caring so much about our wonderful grandies 😍

Food for thought!
27/09/2019

Food for thought!

Looking after our young ones mental health is important too and we should start this young!

Here are a few neat ideas on how to nurture your moko’s mental health.

Call us for more ideas or if you are struggling in any way. Mental health is tough and complex but we are here to listen!

03/09/2019

Here are some interesting ideas using toys and things you have at home to make biscuits.

27/08/2019

Now this is an interesting idea.

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