Special, time-sensitive announcement for GRAND subscribers! Save 20% on GrandparentsAcademy.com Spring Masterclasses when you enroll by March 31. Our partner and 2022 GRANDparent Best of the Best Resource GrandparentsAcademy.com has

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If you have a loved one in a nursing home, you trust the home to care for your mom, dad, or grandparent. However, not all nursing homes take good care

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To all grandparents from the Wikki Stix Company! We’d like to introduce ourselves. We are a small, friendly, and playful company with the wonderful task of producing a unique and

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The age of the grandparent has arrived. The ratio of grandparents to children is higher than ever before. That has big consequences This month in The Economist, a story appeared

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The Most Common Grandparent Name In Every State Thanks to the folks at Coventry Direct, we now know the most popular grandparent names by state. The following are the results

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BY AARON LARSEN The Most Influential Grandparents are Students First  Reflecting on some of the most influential role models in my life, who happen to be my grandparents, there’s a

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Every American has a chocolate chip cookie memory. The scene of children coming home from school to the scent of fresh-baked chocolate chip cookies wafting from the oven is as

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BY CHRISTINE CROSBY Over the holidays, a friend of mine (Ingrid Bredenberg) introduced me to a new book, Positive Intelligence  by Dr. Chamine Shirzad. What I soon learned is that

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Nursing Home Negligence: Can You Sue for Emotional Distress? Nursing homes are increasing in popularity with the rise in life expectancy in America. Many Americans place their loved ones in

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BY RANNY LEVY Our first review of the new year for you and it’s a fantastic film! It’s in theaters now! (L-R): Ronal (Kate Winslet), Tonowari (Cliff Curtis), and the

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If your answer is yes, then you will want to read Enjoy the Gift of Childhood! Imagine what life would be like if you started enjoying more of the moments

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Resources for Resilience Building A Bridge Between Generations BY JOEL METZGER I’m a grandparent! How did that happen?? I watch from a distance as my daughter and son repeat everything

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The Gift Of Peace And Tranquility BY ANNETTE  PETRICK “The more tranquil a man becomes, the greater is his success, his influence, his power for good. Calmness of mind is

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BY JERRY WITKOVSKY AND DEANNA SHOSS Trigger warning. We are going to talk about gun violence and mass shootings and how helpless we feel as grandparents to protect our grandchildren

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Grandparents more involved than ever before? BY RICHARD AND LINDA EYRE In the Winter issue of GRAND, we talked about the new sense of a more proactive Grandparenting Movement that

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Ramsey Lewis:  A Father’s Passion BY REV. BOBBBY LEWIS “Dad, I love talking to you.” “Well, I love talking with you too, Son.” This, in my most straightforward words, is/was

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The Granny Who Stands On Her Head BY ANN RICHARDSON Somewhere in the middle of my seventies, I realized that I liked being old. Now that I am 80, I

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Watch your language – especially when talking about gender  BY PAT HANSON We’ve all heard the admonition “it’s not what you say, but how you say it.” With the attention

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The five stages of grandparenting BY KAREN L. RANCOURT Many of life’s significant events have been described as having stages, that is, particular points or periods in the growth or

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A Winter Frolic with Grandkids: Blizzard Blast and Cold Weather Fun BY KIMBERLY BLAKER If your grandkids are like most, weekends and school snow closings are the highlight of the

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