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The Issue: To Say or Not To Say…
By Remy Agee and Blair Selby
As most children do, my grandchildren at times erupt in frustration with a swear word…most of which they hear from grown ups. Their parents are making a conscientious effort to curb the use of such words; I certainly agree with their [...]
Heavy Backpacks Can Cause Long-Term Health Problems
When Worn Incorrectly
Editor’s Note: Millions of grandchildren live full time with their grandparents and tens of millions more have a grandparent who takes them to and from school. This safety tip can help [...]
By: Nita Knighton
Thirty eight years ago my husband and I had a dream to live on a sailboat when our children were grown and on there own. Three children later, marital problems and “life” itself tried to dull the sparkle of this dream. I am happy to report we fulfilled our dream of not [...]
Name one thing you can do together that has health benefits – and more – for both you and your grandchildren. Give up? Get moving!
All kinds of movement. From walking and stretching to moving to music and playing physically active games.
Somehow, warmer weather and long, sunny days make us want to be more [...]
The New Sexualized Childhood and What Parents Can Do to Protect Their Kids [book excerpt]
By Diane E. Levin, Ph.D., and Jean Kilbourne, Ed.D. Ballantine Books, 226 pages [purchase here]
Editor’s Note: This book offers so much important information for parents and grandparents that we will run excerpts over several issues of GRAND. We [...]
For many, interests in an adult career are revealed in childhood. For many adults that don’t know what they want to do when they grow up, returning to childhood to re-evaluate their skills and talent can open doors of surprisingly new opportunity. For grandparents, how can you direct your young grandchildren to begin the process [...]
“One of the most fascinating studies I’ve ever done,” says Peter Francese, founder of American Demographics Magazine and one of the nation’s leading demographics and consumer marketing experts, describing the report published last summer by MetLife Mature Market Institute titled “American Grandparents: New Insights for a New Generation of Grandparents.”
Distilled from an impressive compilation [...]
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