As you reach your golden years, it is a good time to reflect on your life and the world you have shaped. Many of you have seen the very best of mankind – Love, Joy, Hope, Peace, Generosity and many remarkable ideas that have bettered this world. You have also seen deceit, destruction and evil in your lifetime and successfully fought the battle, whether it was in the theatres of Europe, Asia, Korea, Vietnam or in dark places at home. You have looked it in the eye and defeated it. It seems that those supporting truth and honor have always managed to defeat those seeking destruction. We are asking you to join one more campaign, one more battle, but not in the physical realm. This is a battle for the mind, soul and intellect. This is one in which your life experiences and knowledge gained will win the hearts and minds of the next generation, those of your grandkids and great grandkids. We are asking you to help them develop a 
list to instill some of your traditional values or baby boomer values in their life. You can shape the next generation of kids through positive grandparenting.
We believe for the first time in history, the pendulum has swung to the other side of the line. Just look at the world.
- Negativity prevalent everywhere in the media and individual attitudes
- Kids using profanity in every other sentence and writing it on social networking sites
- People lying, stealing and cheating on everything from resumes to mortgages to taxes
- Kids cheating on tests and stealing from stores (Josephson Institute 12/2008)
- Hate filled propaganda and websites prevalent in the world and on the internet
- High numbers of people viewing porn in various forms on a regular basis
- Websites and other services for married and single people seeking casual sex
- Greed, greed, greed everywhere from Main Street to Wall Street
- Thinking only about oneself and having no concern for friends and neighbors
- Relishing the thought that people will fail and rooting against them
- Lawlessness and killings at home and abroad
You can lead the charge by telling each of your individual stories and how your values affected your decisions in life. We call this positive grandparenting. You may remember the board game called The Game of Life. Each decision that you make or have made for you in The Game of Life determines where you will journey through life. You have lived The Game of Life. As a result, you are in the best position to share your story and traditional values with future generations. Positive grandparenting starts with your grandkids and great grandkids. Your grandkids are in the process of discovering and defining their values. Through positive grandparenting, you will be able to influence to your children if they have strayed from the traditional values that define you.
- Use all your wonderful and difficult experiences to tell your family story, for yours is the story of this country and your beliefs and the traditional values are what made it great.
- Give them the history lesson that they will not read about in school or the newspaper.
- Tell them everyone is afforded the same opportunity in America, but they have to
choose to participate. They can be a somebody or a nobody. - Tell them that we root for the underdog in this country and we help others when they are down, not kick them in the teeth.
- Tell them about America’s generosity to the rest of the world and your personal generosity to others.
- Tell your grandkids that this country was founded on noble principles by people of faith and share your faith with them.
- Tell them this country is about Truth and Honor, not lying, stealing and cheating.
- Read them the Mayflower Compact, Declaration of Independence, Constitution, Bill of Rights and explain its significance to them.
- Tell your grandkids and anyone else who will listen that we are the most blessed country in the history of the world and we have an obligation to continue that legacey.
- Tell them to stay away from darkness and evil—-drinking, drugs, sex, negativity, hate and jealousy.
- Tell them we all have a large capacity to love and they should share their love with everyone through their thoughts, words and actions everyday!!!.
- Tell them
means sharing 
- Tell them the only thing that they leave in this world is memories with those they meet in life’s journey. Encourage them to be positive and generous with their time, money and talents.
You can help in other ways as well. Reach out to those in your community around you. Get involved in your schools, civic organizations and faith based organizations. Share, teach, coach and mentor. You have the knowledge and appreciation for life that the younger generations are seeking. You can once again make a difference through positive grandparenting.
Many great civilizations have faltered due primarily to the lack of core values or lack of traditional values like we are experiencing today. If you agree, we need to start the process of positive grandparenting. We need to share our traditional values or our list of American values with our grandchildren.
- This is right and this is wrong.
- Praise for right and call attention to wrong.
- Emphasize the positive and minimize the negative.
- Gravitate toward light and stay away from darkness.
- Treat others the way you want them to treat you.
Look at the values for kids and teens pages at . Show your love and concern for your grandkids. Teach them through positive grandparenting by giving them a list or better yet, take some time with them and have them develop a list. Give it as a surprise, for their birthday or for a holiday. Tape it on their bathroom mirror and have it become a regular part of your conversation with them. Tell them you love them and will be there for them regardless of the situation. Help them in their development of their ethics, morals, beliefs and values.
Thank you so much for your contributions to this country and thank you for once again answering this call to service as well. This country will be continue to be great and admired by the world as you share your traditional values and practice positive grandparenting.
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Take some quiet time with each of your grandkids.
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Talk to them about traditional values, why they are important and that the
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Working together, agree on four or five core values.
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Print out these values in the frame we have provided or make a frame.
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Tape the list in a visible location, preferably the bathroom mirror or refrigerator
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Remind your grandchild to read them everyday!!!
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Remind them that the
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Memorize the values, and use them as teaching and coaching tools to praise good behavior and correct mistakes.
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Tell them that you are always available for support and for them to confide in you.
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Enjoy the time you have with them. They are your pride, joy and legacy.
