Long-Distance Grandmas Are Thankful for Technology Advances
Technology often gets a bad rap because it keeps people from personally engaging with each other. But there are times when technology is just what you need for communication.
Read More »Make an Adorable Pine Cone Turkey for Thanksgiving
My grandma friend Cindy volunteers in her granddaughter’s third grade classroom. This week she taught the class how to make pine cone turkeys for Thanksgiving.
Read More »Blunders Board Game Makes Learning Manners Fun
Grandparents play an important role in teaching grandchildren social skills, according to a recent study. How do we teach etiquette in a way that’s fun but not preachy?
Read More »Website Pairs Surrogate Grandparents With Parentless Parents
Christene wanted her daughter to have grandparents, so she started the website surrogategrandparenting.com, which matches parentless parents with surrogate grandparents.
Read More »Learn to Forgive for Good
Dr. Fred Luskin’s very readable book will help you understand why we hold onto our grievance stories, why we blame others, and how we can learn to forgive for good.
Read More »Solving the Morning Jumble
For the past 45 years, my husband and I have begun our morning by solving the Jumble — the scrambled word game which appears in our daily newspaper.
Read More »Transitioning from Paris Honeymoon to Daily Routine
Transitioning from my Paris honeymoon to my daily routine has been hard. Two years ago I wrote a post about how to beat post vacation blues, so I thought I was prepared.
Read More »Grandmother Power Celebrated in Museum Exhibit
The Grand Rapids Public Museum opened an exhibit devoted to celebrating grandmothers. The exhibit is based on Paola Gianturco’s book Grandmother Power: A Global Phenomenon.
Read More »Here’s the Halloween Phantom Poem
Have fun with the Halloween Phantom on your block. Secretly drop goodies at a neighbor’s house with a request to pass along the poem and goodies to two more neighbors.
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