Build Strong Relationships With Your Adult Children
When our families grow, it’s up to us to embrace the challenge of recreating and maintaining close adult relationships while allowing freedom for individuality.
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Motherhood Isn’t Easy
Being a mom was never easy, but for today’s moms, your world is so much more complicated than ours ever was. Here are some simple tips to help you discover what really matters.
Read More »Are Grandparents Spending Too Much Time with Their Grandchildren?
A woman brought her 2-year old daughter to her mother’s every weekend so she and her husband could have some time alone. The story caused a backlash on social media.
Read More »Grandma Worried Grandson Is Undernourished
A grandma is worried that her 4-year old grandson’s mom is negligent and not feeding him enough. Since he’s a picky eater, I’ve offered some tips for handling picky eaters.
Read More »Thanksgiving Fun for the Grandkids
If you’ve got grandkids coming for Thanksgiving dinner, here are some fun Thanksgiving activities to keep them entertained at the table.
Read More »Parenting Grandkids: A Tale of Tangled Love Stories
Raising grandkids is hard. Author Joan Callander Dingle adopted her grandson and walked through the emotional, legal and behavioral problems then used her experience to help other grandparents raising grandchildren.
Read More »Estrangement from Grandchildren Is a Growing Problem
Grandparents denied access to their grandchildren feel too ashamed to talk about it and believe they’re the only ones with the problem. Yet estrangement from grandchildren is a growing problem.
Read More »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.
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