Dear Dad BY CAROLINE CHIRICHELLA Dear Dad, It’s been 436 days since we last saw you. 436 days since you last saw your granddaughter, Lucia-Antonia. I remember so clearly the
Being A Grandparent Financial Facilitator BY RICHARD AND LINDA EYRE Our column in last fall’s issue was on being an Independence-Giver to your grandkids (See it here). In that article,
How To Make A Book About Your Grandchild BY BARBARA SIMMONS As the stay-at-home guidelines eliminated all in-person contact with my 6 grandkids, I FaceTimed them to ask: How about
Meryl Streep – So many films, so much time! BY WENDY SCHUMAN We’re having a Meryl Streep film festival at our house. Five films down, and around 70 to go!
Project CONNECT – An Online Program for Caregiving Grandmothers and Their Teenage Grandchildren Kent State University and Arizona State University are conducting a nationwide study with grandfamilies that is funded
By Carolyn Anderson, MD No matter when or whether you celebrate Thanksgiving, it is important to step back and be thankful on a daily basis. There are tangible emotional and
Is Your Grandchild Too Busy For You? By Dragana Vucic Dekic The Child President Today’s children are raised to be presidents one day. Their days are full of activities from
Give The Gift Of Literacy This Holiday Season You know the joy you feel when you come home to a surprise in your mailbox? A letter from an old friend,
My Grandma and Me BY DIANA PISHNER WALKER “Tell me about the good old days, Grandma,” said young Ace to his “not so old grandma”. “Good old days? Is that
Baby Shark BY MARY DONALDSON-EVANS To our dear two-year-old granddaughter, Naomi. This is a letter of apology. You don’t even know what that word means yet, but someday you will,
7 Tips For A Successful Grandchild Sleepover BY JOANNE JAGODA Well, you said “yes” and now you have to entertain your grandchildren, ages two and four for a weekend, which
The Last Carrousel Ride BY HARVEY BLUMENTHAL In 2010 my wife, Sandy, and I took our oldest grandson, Stevie, then thirteen, on a trip to California. It was just the
GRANDmotherhood is Not For Sissies My spouse and I adopted two little girls several years ago. One, Sophie was murdered. We are raising her son, Jalen. This story is about
This Granddad Has The Back-To-School Blues BY STEVE WATSON With his granddaughter about to start junior kindergarten, Steve Watson wonders, why it is such a struggle to let go? The first day
3 Easy Ways to Help Your Grandchild Stay Safe from Lauren’s Kids There is nothing like the carefree joy of childhood, and the warmth of a grandparent’s hug. Yet parents
Hope Author/Illustrator: Matthew Cordell Age Range: 3-6 Reviewer: Jeanette Perkins aka Beeba Hope – it is what I feel when I look into my grandsons’ eyes. Hope for their future,
Al Franken Welcomes 4th GRANDchild’s Birth Franni and I were blessed yesterday with our fourth grandchild, Claire Frances Franken. Claire is named for my grandmother, Clara Franken, and
Being an Active Grandparent Gives Benefits By Emily Stier Adler and Michele Hoffnung Active grandparenting benefits grandchildren, parents, and grandparents. While some benefits are obvious, such as more attention from
Look Out World Here Comes My Grandson BY HELEN COLELLA Grandchildren are a blessing; from the minute they arrive into our world we can’t imagine life without them. Adorable, challenging,
Old, from Seven BY Linnea Dayton “What’s this, Nana?” Annie approached my desk, holding up a four-inch-tall silver-and-white pump bottle. I realized I must have left it on the edge