Helping Kids Cope with the Barrage of Scary News
Helping children understand complicated situations is no easy task. Check in often with them but from a place of assurance, not anxiety.
Read More »How Do Your Children Parent?
Author Alison Gopnik asks: should parents be “carpenters” and focus their energy on trying to build their kids to be particular kinds of adults or “gardeners,” and create a protected, nurturing space that gives children the freedom to play and explore.
Read More »5 Must-Have Resources for the Self-employed
Baby boomers are rethinking retirement in favor of ‘Encore Careers’ working for themselves. Here are just five of the many must-have resources available for your “second act.”
Read More »Do You Lose Sleep Worrying About Your Grown Children?
According to a recent study, many older adults with grown children still feel the same stress now as they did when their children were young and it’s normal to feel that way.
Read More »When Adults Tease Children Everyone Loses
When adults tease children who do not know how to respond, teasing can be very harmful. Talk about how it makes the child feel and ask the teaser to apologize.
Read More »On Grandparents Day Not Every Grandma Can Be GaGa
Over the years, I’ve learned that every grandma’s experience is uniquely her own and not every grandma can be gaga for her grandchildren.
Read More »Grandma Feels Disappointed and Left Out
A grandma had such high expectations for bonding with her new grandson who lives a few miles away. But the parents have refused her offers to babysit and visit.
Read More »Celebrating the Life of a GaGa Sister
My devoted GaGa Sister, Janada Clark, passed away on April 26, 2017, at the age of 68 after a short but courageous battle with cancer. Janada was a parent educator, author, and beloved grandma.
Read More »Awesome Grandmother Is Raising Her Grandson
When author Debra Bowman’s son, Zachary, died in an auto accident April 24, 2014, she and her husband not only got heartache and grief, they got his 18-month old son, Anthony.
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