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Special Delivery for Your GRAND Valentine

Remy Agee

 

Whether for cards or a special gift, this GRAND mailbox will add to the festivity of this year’s Valentine Day. Last year, my son helped his then almost 7 year old daughter create this Valentine Special Delivery Mailbox for her school’s Valentine Day party. My granddaughter loved it…and so did I. [...]

Vow to be a GRANDparent Volunteer this Year

By Debra Karplus, MS

Want to feel grand about your life? Try volunteering. Whether you’re retired or perhaps you’re still working, a little bit of your time donated to a cause or event that you’d like to help support goes a long way and promises to be greatly appreciated by the recipient.

Volunteer at [...]

Are Your Grandchildren Good Letter Writers?

By Debra Karplus, MS

If you want to keep in touch with your grandchildren, you certainly need to be well-versed on using e-mail with its protocols and quirks, and better yet, you’ll want to have a presence on social networks, and become adept at texting, despite some lost dexterity [...]

Fun ’n Games with Your Grandkids

By Diana J. Ewing

Author of The Baby Boomer Guide to Grandparenting – An Irreverent Look at the Next Big Step

Buying kiddie toys, games, and other gear is one of the many pleasures of being a grandparent. Just ask the junior executives at Mattel, Hasbro, and Toys R Us, who are banking their early [...]

Children’s Museums in the Midwest to Visit with your Grandchildren

By Debra Karplus

It may be bone-chilling cold outside or ridiculously hot, or perhaps you’re looking for something new and different to do with your grandchildren; there’s likely to be a museum that’s not too far of a drive to get there. Many children, especially the younger ones might be bored at an [...]

Happy Holidays–So Soon?

No, the holidays can’t be here again already! A year seems like forever to the little ones, but it goes by quick as a wink in grandparent time.

Was it truly 12 months ago you caught that rascally Jackson attempting to munch his way through the popcorn chain on the tree? Could it really [...]

Your Grandchild who receives Special Education Services

 

By Debra L. Karplus, MS, OTR/L

Your grandchild’s parents have returned from parent-teacher conferences and report to you that little Taylor will begin receiving special education services. This news immediately puts you into a tailspin of worry, mainly because you’re clueless about what that actually implies. Back when you were in school, kids who [...]