Grandmas Who Juggle Multiple Sets of Grandchildren
How do grandmothers divide themselves among multiple sets of grandchildren? Last week, while my two granddaughters were staying with us, my third granddaughter was born.
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Grandma Showers: A New Rite of Passage
There’s growing attention on a new grandma rite of passage: grandma showers! And there’s lots of disagreement between the generations on whether it’s a good idea.
Read More »Sometimes Grandparents Are Justified in Setting Ground Rules
Some times grandparents are justified in setting the ground rules they expect their grandchildren to follow, even when they have not been invited to do so.
Read More »Nurture Your Grandchild’s Imagination
By nurturing your grandchild’s imagination, you can play an important role in helping him become adept at solving problems, facing challenges and building his self-esteem.
Read More »Does Grandma Have the Right to Spoil?
The most proliferated grandma stereotype is that grandma’s job is to spoil her grandchildren. Moms really don’t appreciate grandmas who believe spoiling is their job.
Read More »What Is the Job of Grandmothers?
The advice of Downton Abbey’s Dowager Countess of Grantham (Maggie Smith): “It’s the job of grandmothers to interfere!” is so not true and counter-productive for today’s grandmas.
Read More »Grandparents Teach Their Grandkids Social Skills
Grandparents spend more quality time with their grandchildren than previous generations. In fact, 98 percent of grandchildren learn social skills from their grandparents!
Read More »Grandchildren Can Test Your Vanity
Grandchildren can be brutally honest when they’re young and make innocent observations about their grandparents’ looks. We need to keep our sense of humor in responding to them.
Read More »Coping with Feelings of Being Unappreciated
It’s important for grandmas to show appreciation to the parents of their grandchildren. But many grandmas complain they don’t feel appreciated for all they do for their families.
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