Spending Equal Time With Your Grandchildren
Grandmothers must make a conscious effort to spend equal time with grandchildren to avoid showing favoritism
Read More »Parents Want to Bond With Their Newborn—Alone
New parents want to bond alone with their newborn. Grandparents must be patient and respect their wishes until the new parents invite them into the “inner circle.”
Read More »San Jose Mercury News Features GaGa Sisterhood
Patty Fisher’s May 21 San Jose Mercury News column features a story about becoming a grandmother and creating the GaGa Sisterhood for enthusiastic grandmothers.
Read More »Grandmas Just Wanna Have Fun
Grandmothers want to entertain their grandchildren not discipline them. Let the parents be the Enforcers but respect their rules.
Read More »Interview with Adair Lara
Adair Lara explains why humor is so important to her and why she chose to write The Granny Diaries from a humorous perspective
Read More »The Good-Enough Grandparent
Grandparents shouldn’t strive for perfection but just be “good enough” grandparents.
Read More »Rituals: The Glue that Bonds Families
Busy families can incorporate simple rituals into their daily lives as a way to bond with each other.
Read More »A Mother’s Day Tradition with Meaning
I created a game for our traditional brunch called “Mother’s Day Not-So-Trivial Pursuit!” I made a list of questions about our mothers and handed out copies to everyone.
Read More »Tales from the Sandwich Generation
Grandmas in the Sandwich Generation face joys and challenges at opposite ends of the life cycle spectrum.
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