grandparents, parents and children: concerns and problems

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grandchildren

les petits-enfants

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grandson

le petit-fils

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granddaughter

la petite-fille

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the essential function

la fonction essentielle

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to be retired

ĂŞtre Ă  la retraite

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to be available

ĂŞtre disponible

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to look after the children

s’occuper des enfants

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to take the children to school

emmener les enfants à l’école

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to pick up the children from school

aller chercher les enfants à l’école

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to prepare the tea-time snack

préparer le gouter

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to supervise the homework

surveiller les devoirs

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to ensure that parents can reconcile the demands of work and family

assurer la conciliation travail-famille

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to offer reassuring support

offrir un soutien rassurant

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to guarantee a measure of stability

garantir une certaine à l’enfant

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to provide

  • emotional support

  • a sympathetic ear

apporter

  • un soutien affectif

  • de l’écoute

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to be clear about how roles are shared

clarifier le partage des rĂ´les

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to maintain the right balance

conserver la bonne distance

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to get the right balance

acquérir un équilibre

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to avoid overstepping the mark

éviter de déborder

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to respect the parents’ choices

respecter les choix parents

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to interfere too much

ĂŞtre trop envahisstant(e)

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to undermine parental authority

saper l’autorité des parents

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to allow what is forbidden

autoriser ce qui est interdit

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to risk upsetting the family’s equilibrium

risquer de troubler l’équilibre familial

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to feed a child’s self-confidence

alimenter la confiance en soi d’un enfant

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to create the independence needed in order to grow

créer l’autonomie nécessaire pour grandir

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to know how to be

  • firm

  • understanding

savoir ĂŞtre

  • ferme

  • comprĂ©hensif (-ive)

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both parents must speak with the same voice

les deux parents doivent parler d’une même voix

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to teach a child to:

  • behave properly

  • face up to boundaries

  • control his/ her emotions

apprendre à l’enfant à:

  • se comporter comme il faut

  • se confronter Ă  des limites

  • maitriser ses Ă©motions

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fear of being too

  • strict

  • indulgent

la crainte d’être trop

  • sĂ©vère

  • indulgent(e)

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to spoil a child with material things

gâter un enfant avec des biens matériels

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demands made by parents

les exigences des parents

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to set unrealistic goals

placer la barre trop haut

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need for personal space

le besoin d’espace personnel

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to have a thirst for freedom

avoir soif de liberté

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to have

  • old-fashioned parents

  • narrow-minded parents

avoir des parents

  • dĂ©modĂ©s

  • Ă©ndroits d’esprit

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lack of understanding

le manque de compréhension

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clash/ arguments

l’accrochage (m)