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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I wish we could do broadgames but the cousins lack the attention span to really participate.[/quote] so get some easier games--who doesn't love hungry hungry hippos, checkers, connect four, spot it etc? Easy for all ages and they're over with quick.[/quote]

That is all great for short periods of time, but you also let the teens be teens and respect their personalities. The worst thing you can do is force the "cousins bonding." It's fine to expect some special time, but the grandparents are unreasonable. There are 2 extremes where the age difference doesn't matter at all-an overly nurturing teen who just loves playing babysitter or mom, or a developmentally delayed teen who enjoys the same things as younger kids. One of our teens is developmentally delayed and we push her to take teen time because it can be creepy for a teenager to be that close with younger cousins and not playing a more mature role. We work with a clinician who helps us push out child gently developmentally while being reasonable. In the real world others will find it creepy when you take too much of an interest in those who should be a different developmental stage unless you are playing a supervisory role.[/quote]

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