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Sure Cure for the Senior-Time Blues

Humor Therapy for the Elderly

By Dr. Marion Somers

My 76-year-old father used to laugh all the time, but ever since he started having problems with his health, he stopped smiling and laughing. How can I get him laughing again?

– Craig in Texas

I use a concept called “humor [...]

10 Best Story Books for Babies and Toddlers

by: Colleen Sell

Exceptional quality picture books that are perfect read-alouds for little ones

By Jan Parish, MEd

“There was one little baby who was born far away. And another who was born on the very next day. And both of these babies, as everyone knows, had ten little fingers and ten little toes.”

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Can Grandparents Profit from Risks?

by: Dennis Miller

By Dennis Miller Live off the interest, and never touch the principal. Today’s retirees had this drummed into their minds long ago. It is, after all, a laudable goal, and something every retiree and person approaching retirement should aspire to. But how in the heck are we supposed to do it?A friend recently told [...]

Google Translation, Anyone?

by: Remy Agee and Blair Selby

The Issue: Billy Crystal and Bette Midler did it! Battled with generational child-rearing clashes in their recent movie, “Parental Guidance”. While the movie puts a humorous face on the whole issue, viewers can empathize with the grandparents feeling overwhelmed and just plain lost. Their daughter (played by Marissa Tomei) corrected them on their language. “No”, [...]

How Grandparents Can Put Safety Before Savings

by: Laura Nikolovska

By: Laura Nikolovska

Spring is here and you know what that means; warmer weather, spring cleaning, and… yard sales! Generally speaking, garage sales are a great place to get a good deal on products to use with your grandkids, but they are also a likely place to find dangerous, recalled products. That’s [...]

How Grandparents Can Help Their “Kids” Teach “Their Kids” About Money Smarts

by: John Lanza

by John Lanza

My mom recently sent my daughter a heartfelt, written card with $15 dollars inside. In front of Abraham Lincoln’s face on each of the three five spots was a yellow sticky note. The first read “Share,” the second “Save” and the last “Spend Smart.” Our eight-year-old quickly deposited the money in [...]

The Benefits of Mother’s Milk for Your Grandchild

by: Debra Karplus

By Debra L. Karplus

Your new grandchild has arrived. Your daughter or daughter-in-law is excited to share with you that she will be nourishing the new baby with mother’s milk. Possibly you breastfed your babies, or perhaps you tried and found it too challenging for a [...]

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