PBS KIDS® & Whole Foods Market® Toy Collaboration Reviewer: Jeanette Perkins aka Beeba These products were easy to test since I have a 2 year old grandson who loves to play.
Against Childhood Obesity, Fighting Fat In Kids One potato, two potato, three potato, four. Kids won’t live as long as their parents did before. This lighthearted chant conveys a serious
By Susan Levy As a grandmother, it would be easy to let my practice of eating a Mediterranean based diet slip momentarily when the grandchildren come to visit. Then I
The month of June is full of fun ideas for activities for you and your grandchildren of all ages! Here are some different celebrations you may never have heard of,
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
Thanks so much for considering my submission for the Kids’ Book Author of the Week at GrandMagazine. Pam Ehrenberg’s first young adult novel, Ethan, Suspended, has recently come out in
Deb Caletti: The Secret Life of Prince Charming Quinn is surrounded by women with broken hearts. Between her mother, her aunt, and her grandmother, Quinn hears nothing but cautionary tales.
The best in children’s literature, selected by Jim Whiting. Joe Garces I am a professional firefighter for the City of Oxnard in Southern California. I have been a firefighter since
Loukoumi, the fluffy, cuddly lamb, returns this fall with Loukoumis Gift, the fourth title in the award winning series of illustrated books by Nick Katsoris for children 4-8. This iParenting
The best in children’s literature, selected by Jim Whiting. SAUNDRA MITCHELL My book, Shadowed Summer, would be an ideal book for grandparents to share because it’s honest, but it’s not
Last week Saulie, my 2 1/2-year-old grandson, turned toward me as he floated away snuggled in his mother’s arms and said, “Bye, love.” (Melt.) Then, in what seemed like a
With the neighborhood witch out to get them, three friends will do just about anything to avoid her in The Pizza Gang: Facing the Witch. Trying to stay out of
Tell me a secret, and I’ll tell you one… In the five years since her bad-girl sister Xanda’s death, Miranda Mathison has wondered about the secret her sister took to
Author Anne Broyles remembers her maternal Grandma Verna’s raspy voice as she recited “Best, Beloved Poems” to her grandchildren. So Broyles relates to grandparents who come up to her after
Welcome to the summer of passion. For seventeen-year-old Jory Michaels, that means three sun-and-fun filled months of spending time with her best friends, obsessing over her crush, trying to find
Nubs, an Iraqi dog of war who had no name and no person to call his own, sets out on an incredible journey to rejoin his only friend, Major Brian
KRISTY DEMPSEY: ME WITH YOU is the perfect book to remind grandparents and grandchildren how unique they are individually and as a pair. We’re a pair beyond compare, a rare
Eileen Kennedy-Moore: WHAT ABOUT ME? Twelve Ways to Get Your Parents’ Attention (Without Hitting Your Sister) It’s often hard for young children to share mom and dad’s attention. Even in
All grandparents want to help raise a child who believes that they can become whatever they want to be. In order for children to strive toward reaching their maximum potential,
You can almost smell the sweet and salty stadium fare and hear the echoing roar of the crowd when you read She Loved Baseball: The Effa Manley Story. But this