Boomer Grandparents Play Mom and Dad Part-time
Lesley Stahl reports on the growing role of “granny nannies” who are helping to raise their grandchildren, partly because childcare is expensive and grandparents really want to be there.
Read More »Letting Go of Expectations
At our GaGa Sisterhood meeting we invited our daughters for a conversation about expectations and how they affect relationships. There were plenty of expectations from both generations.
Read More »The Biggest Mistake New Grandmas Make
The biggest mistake we new grandmas make is thinking our role is just about our new grandchild — not realizing the most important relationship is with the child’s parents.
Read More »Chopped Casting Call for Grandmas
The Food Network’s popular show “Chopped” is looking for grandmas to compete on a special Grandmas episode of “Chopped” with the chance to win $10,000.
Read More »Are Today’s Children Losing Their Connection to Nature?
Your grandchildren may be the first generation for whom nature is more an abstraction than a reality! Try these fun gardening ideas to get your grandchildren out in nature.
Read More »Is Technology Robbing Our Grandchildren of People Skills?
Technology is robbing our grandchildren of the chance to interact face-to-face with others and depriving them of the opportunity to develop important people skills.
Read More »Do Grandmas Have FOMO?
FOMO (Fear of Missing Out) is the apprehension that others might be having rewarding experiences and you’re not part of them. I think grandmas had FOMO long before the term was coined back in 2000.
Read More »Does Spoiling Your Grandchildren Do Them a Disservice?
We want to keep the “grand” in grandparent, but not have “over indulgence” be a part of that meaning. There are lessons we can teach, and who better to teach them than grandparents?
Read More »Grandfather of 3 Girls Has Grandson Envy
My two children have blessed me with three loving, lovely, and talented granddaughters. But, I must confess, sometimes I’m envious of my wife and jealous of grandfathers with grandsons.
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