When Your Kids and Grandkids Don’t Say Thank You — What It Really Means
Remember: Children are not known for their empathy.
Francine Toder
Francine Toder, Ph.D., is faculty emeritus at Cal State Sacramento and a retired clinical psychologist. Author of 5 books, including Your Kids are Grown: Parenting 2.0 (Aug. '25). Her writing on mindfulness and aging appears widely.
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