Dandle -- Sister Jen

dan·dle (dndl)

tr.v. dan·dled, dan·dling, dan·dles

1. To move (a small child) up and down on the knees or in the arms in a playful way: "Somebody who was dandled on Queen Victoria's knee must appear an old fogy" (Edward, Duke of Windsor).

2. To pamper or pet.

n. Narragansett Bay

See seesaw. See Regional Note at teeter-totter.

Sister Jen dandled her children on her knee when they were young. (I  don't think she does it anymore, but I'm not sure.)