The key to successful parent-grandparent relationships in two words BY KAREN L. RANCOURT As my friend was recently introducing me to a friend of hers, she mentioned to him that
What I learned about my father when he became Grandpa BY CAROLINE CHIRICHELLA Dear Dad, I think it’s fair to say our relationship has never been better…now that we’re 5,000 miles apart. Before you take
Enlightenment or Insanity – It’s a Fine Line BY JACK YORK Usually my stories for GRAND are in the third person, I write about people living or working in the
According to a new article on BabyCenter.com by Michelle Stein, grandparents and siblings are key for early autism diagnosis. Michelle Stein reports that early diagnosis plays an important role in the effectiveness
What kind of grandparent will you be? JUST FOR FUN Here are some very unscientific quizzes to indicate your grandparenting style: Just click on one or more and have fun.
So, you’ve just learned that you’re going to be a grandparent and after all the excitement settles down you start to think….what will be my grandparent name? This is important
I’m thrilled to share a few thoughts with you about the importance of GRAND Magazine’s GRANDPartners affiliation. As an advocate of networking, I’ve learned that resources wisely invested and fairly
BY SUSAN ADCOX Every grandparent needs a support group. I’m not talking about a group that meets in a church basement and drinks bad coffee. I’m talking about friends who
Effective grandparents represent one polarity on a spectrum of complex grandparenting behavior. On one end of the spectrum is the effective grandparent. The middle range encompasses the majority of functional
To learn more about “How Grandparents Can Help in Divorce,” we interviewed a number of children of different ages concerning their feelings about the subject. This article offers you a
Grandparenthood and great-grandparenthood may be viewed as mature stages in a lifelong developmental process. Grandparents are formed by the interaction of many biological, psychological, interpersonal and social forces. These forces
Included here, is a listing of important research studies and publication as well as a research questionnaire (taken from “Grandparents/Grandchildren-The Vital Connection, ” Kornhaber and Woodward) that many students and