https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 23 Jul 2026 20:10:02 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-ship-your-kids-off-to-grandma-and-grandpa-in-the-summer-for-how-long#post-361300 Thu, 25 Oct 2012 18:05:12 +0000 mrsjyw 361300@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>both of our parents live 20 min away so we don't have this option! :P</p> <p>my parents used to send my brother and i to korea every other summer, we loved it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-ship-your-kids-off-to-grandma-and-grandpa-in-the-summer-for-how-long#post-361299 Thu, 25 Oct 2012 18:04:08 +0000 regberadaisy 361299@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Def would! A week max at the ILs bc I don't think they have the stamina for more. My mom can handle much longer. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-ship-your-kids-off-to-grandma-and-grandpa-in-the-summer-for-how-long#post-360998 Thu, 25 Oct 2012 16:19:56 +0000 DigAPony 360998@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would, for maybe 7-10 days. I used to spend a week with my paternal grandparents when I was young and it was really fun! My grandma taught me to sew, we cooked, we worked in their garden...good memories. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-ship-your-kids-off-to-grandma-and-grandpa-in-the-summer-for-how-long#post-360920 Thu, 25 Oct 2012 15:51:35 +0000 dagret 360920@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Probably, because 1. my parents are talking about retiring to the shore and 2. my in-laws already have a shore house. I would gladly drop them off for the summer and drive to the shore for weekends! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-ship-your-kids-off-to-grandma-and-grandpa-in-the-summer-for-how-long#post-360913 Thu, 25 Oct 2012 15:49:59 +0000 Rock n Roll 360913@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>For sure! I used to spend a week with my grandma when I was a kid. She would help me sew an outfit. It was fun. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-ship-your-kids-off-to-grandma-and-grandpa-in-the-summer-for-how-long#post-360742 Thu, 25 Oct 2012 14:47:53 +0000 rachiecakes 360742@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Hell yeah! Especially if he's a super-happy teenager like I was ;) My folks would send me off to Cape Cod with my great-aunt when I was small. They now own that house, perfect for shipping my kid off to the same place! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-ship-your-kids-off-to-grandma-and-grandpa-in-the-summer-for-how-long#post-360731 Thu, 25 Oct 2012 14:44:35 +0000 heffalump 360731@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My parents and inlaws both live here so that doesn't make much sense for us. But we are planning on letting LO have sleepovers there, just not for weeks at a time. I'm sure DH and I would like to have weekend trips away without them though when they're older...... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-ship-your-kids-off-to-grandma-and-grandpa-in-the-summer-for-how-long#post-360723 Thu, 25 Oct 2012 14:41:39 +0000 mediagirl 360723@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My parents have already decided that M is going to come to their house for a week (or more?) each summer and go to kids golf camp. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-ship-your-kids-off-to-grandma-and-grandpa-in-the-summer-for-how-long#post-360717 Thu, 25 Oct 2012 14:39:54 +0000 Baby Boy Mom 360717@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I always spent a week with my grandparents every summer, starting around age 4. I think I would do that as well, but LO is still so small it's hard to fathom. Right now I'm thinking one day might be nice to have off. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-ship-your-kids-off-to-grandma-and-grandpa-in-the-summer-for-how-long#post-360708 Thu, 25 Oct 2012 14:37:04 +0000 Mrsbells 360708@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Maybe a day or two when she is much older </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-ship-your-kids-off-to-grandma-and-grandpa-in-the-summer-for-how-long#post-360701 Thu, 25 Oct 2012 14:35:49 +0000 LazyLightning 360701@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Absolutely. Either set of parents! Would be especially fun with my inlaws because they have a farm with animals, etc. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-ship-your-kids-off-to-grandma-and-grandpa-in-the-summer-for-how-long#post-360127 Thu, 25 Oct 2012 11:36:08 +0000 Honeybee 360127@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't think we would ever do this... Neither my husband nor I spent long periods of time with relatives without our parents, so it's kind of a foreign concept to us. I know our moms would love to have the kids for a week or two (my mom mentions it all the time), but I'm not comfortable with that. I guess if they ask to go as teenagers, we might let them, but it'd have to be initiated from the kids, not me/DH or the grandparents. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-ship-your-kids-off-to-grandma-and-grandpa-in-the-summer-for-how-long#post-360123 Thu, 25 Oct 2012 11:34:36 +0000 mrs. bird 360123@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>once we have kids, i'd probably leave them with my parents. my dad has summers off &amp; is awesome with kids, so i'm sure he'd be happy to help. i'd never leave our future LOs with my ILs for more than an hour or two. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-ship-your-kids-off-to-grandma-and-grandpa-in-the-summer-for-how-long#post-360115 Thu, 25 Oct 2012 11:31:11 +0000 Mrs Checkers 360115@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would with MY parents (not my in-laws). Probably for a week! That would be heavenly. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-ship-your-kids-off-to-grandma-and-grandpa-in-the-summer-for-how-long#post-360114 Thu, 25 Oct 2012 11:30:49 +0000 Adira 360114@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Definitely! I loved spending the week at my grandparents growing up! I'd probably let them do a week or two with the grandparents. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-ship-your-kids-off-to-grandma-and-grandpa-in-the-summer-for-how-long#post-360104 Thu, 25 Oct 2012 11:26:26 +0000 Bookish 360104@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I definitely would leave my future LO with my dad and his girlfriend. His gf has a ton of family in the area and I think it'd be great to have grandparent bonding time/kid-free time! As for my ILs, no, my children will never be staying there. They smoke in their house. My mom will probably never want my LO there, so off to grandpa's it will probably be, and no idea how long I'd be able to stand it; I'll just have to see :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-ship-your-kids-off-to-grandma-and-grandpa-in-the-summer-for-how-long#post-360094 Thu, 25 Oct 2012 11:23:02 +0000 SugarplumsMom 360094@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My mom is already fantasizing about this and LO is barely 4 mo! When she's older and if she wants to, sure why not, but we'll most likely all travel as a family and she stays with gmom while DH and I go on a short vacay. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-ship-your-kids-off-to-grandma-and-grandpa-in-the-summer-for-how-long#post-360078 Thu, 25 Oct 2012 11:18:15 +0000 T-Mom 360078@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I totally would! DH and I have been talking about shipping the kids off to Asia for some cultural immersion (and a break!).. I would say maybe 1 month, and then we would plan a visit to pick them up. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-ship-your-kids-off-to-grandma-and-grandpa-in-the-summer-for-how-long#post-359983 Thu, 25 Oct 2012 10:51:21 +0000 Alivoo01 359983@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think I would. Both families live far away from us so I'm sure they'd love to get some quality time in with the kiddos! It'd also give me and the hubby some alone time to do whatever we'd like. I'm sure I'll miss them, but I want the grandparents to bond with their grandkids. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-ship-your-kids-off-to-grandma-and-grandpa-in-the-summer-for-how-long#post-359981 Thu, 25 Oct 2012 10:50:55 +0000 sarac 359981@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Sure, when they're retired. For a week at a time, probably. I'd miss her like crazy, but it'd be fun to have an entire week. I'm looking forward to overnights when she's sleeping all night and ready for it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-ship-your-kids-off-to-grandma-and-grandpa-in-the-summer-for-how-long#post-359974 Thu, 25 Oct 2012 10:47:28 +0000 Andrea 359974@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Maybe, my mom keeps asking. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-ship-your-kids-off-to-grandma-and-grandpa-in-the-summer-for-how-long#post-359971 Thu, 25 Oct 2012 10:46:19 +0000 Mrs. Blue 359971@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would totally do this for a couple of weeks, but not until they are a older, maybe starting around 8-10. I *think* I could leave my littler ones with grandparents for maybe a week, but no longer. We'll see when they actually arrive how I feel! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-ship-your-kids-off-to-grandma-and-grandpa-in-the-summer-for-how-long#post-359967 Thu, 25 Oct 2012 10:45:47 +0000 yoursilverlining 359967@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My mom is really keen on this idea and wants to get LO for a week when she's 4 or 5; which I'm ok with. My parents only live 45 minutes away; so we could't easily go get LO if necessary.</p> <p>Right now, my MIL lives 3k miles away and I would be comfortable sending LO out to camp grandma for 1 week starting around age 6-7.</p> <p>My husband and I are already planning trips to take while LO is away!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-ship-your-kids-off-to-grandma-and-grandpa-in-the-summer-for-how-long#post-359958 Thu, 25 Oct 2012 10:43:43 +0000 Mrs. Pen 359958@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>maybe... probably not with my IL's cause I've learned this summer that MIL isn't very good with kids -_-</p> <p>my parents for sure! but they only live ten minutes away haha </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-ship-your-kids-off-to-grandma-and-grandpa-in-the-summer-for-how-long#post-359957 Thu, 25 Oct 2012 10:43:40 +0000 JennyLayneAZ 359957@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't have kids yet, but I totally would. My parents used to send my sister and I to CA with our grandparents for the summer. My brother wouldn't go because he was a teenager LOL. But I think we were probably gone about a month to two months. Seemed like forever at the time so I can't really remember now but I'd guess probably about 6 weeks or so. </p> <p>We had a blast! Of course I'd get home sick but we really did have fun and I'm glad to have those memories with my Grandparents, especially now that I don't get to see them very often at all.</p> <p>And I'm sure my parents welcomed the break :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-ship-your-kids-off-to-grandma-and-grandpa-in-the-summer-for-how-long#post-359954 Thu, 25 Oct 2012 10:42:49 +0000 MrsHotDog 359954@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Absolutely! Some of my fondest memories growing up are the weeks spent at my grandparents with all my cousins during the summer. Looking back, I don't know how they did it 7-9 grandkids all at once for two weeks straight! </p> <p>What I would give to be able to go back in time just once... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-ship-your-kids-off-to-grandma-and-grandpa-in-the-summer-for-how-long#post-359948 Thu, 25 Oct 2012 10:39:19 +0000 Jumpingjacks 359948@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I spent time in the summers with my own grandparents and it was the best! I would absolutely do this once they are old enough -- with my mom and her husband, but not with my Dad and his wife (We don't agree with some of their values and so I wouldn't be as comfortable with it). However, all our parents live in the same city as us, so we probably wouldn't need to anyway! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-ship-your-kids-off-to-grandma-and-grandpa-in-the-summer-for-how-long#post-359944 Thu, 25 Oct 2012 10:38:41 +0000 Foodnerd81 359944@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would with my parents or my MIL (if they were willing) for a week or two when they are school age. Probably for a long weekend (like 4 days or so) from preschool age up. It would depend on a lot of things at the time time though-- how much the grandparents wanted them, the current situation in the house (room for them, their crazy dog, etc). But in theory, yes, we are actually planning on it so we can do some big trips that we wouldn't necessary want kids along for. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-ship-your-kids-off-to-grandma-and-grandpa-in-the-summer-for-how-long#post-359933 Thu, 25 Oct 2012 10:36:17 +0000 chopsuey 359933@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Probably not. Maybe for a weekend! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-ship-your-kids-off-to-grandma-and-grandpa-in-the-summer-for-how-long#post-359929 Thu, 25 Oct 2012 10:35:29 +0000 mrs. wagon 359929@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would absolutely love to do this! Not sure if my parents would be down for it though ;) hehe. </p>