We’re missing our physical connections with our young grandchildren. They don’t understand why we must restrict our contact with them. Now is the time to help our grandchildren feel relaxed and have fun on virtual visits.
Read More »The mother and daughter-in-law relationship can be fragile or tense when the grown man in the middle must show his loyalty to his wife and put his mother second.
Read More »At heart, estrangement from grandchildren reflects estrangement from adult children, the gatekeeper middle generation that can promote or deny access.
Read More »When grandparents compete with the “other” grandparents, nobody wins, including the grandchildren. Our grandchildren thrive when they have lots of grandparents who love them.
Read More »Psychotherapist Karen Gould, LMFT, explains why we’re feeling so anxious during the pandemic and provides some tools for reducing our anxiety.
Read More »Many parents of young children working from home have turned to screens to distract the children while they accomplish their work tasks. We grandmas can have virtual playdates to give our grandchildren some extra attention.
Read More »If you’re missing your grandchildren during the Coronavirus, here are some truly creative ways to have fun and stay connected with them.
Read More »Mindfulness teaches us it’s not about spoiling our grandchildren; instead, it’s about showing up and modeling good values. It’s focusing on presence above presents.
Read More »By sharing our stories at our GaGa Sisterhood meeting, we learned some valuable strategies for parenting our adult children who are now parents themselves.
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