The Joy and Wisdom of Grandparenting
Social Distancing Provides New Ways to Learn BY BRENDA MAHLER Our granddaughters moved in with us at our cabin in the woods. The walls on their house were closing in so we loaded them in the car and headed to the mountains. We promised their parents to have them complete online homework and do chores. … Read more
The Ultimate Grandparenting Tool – Club Eimmie The day you became a grandparent was a very special day. It was a time to welcome a new life into the world and marked the passing of your values to a new generation. Being a grandparent is amazing but comes with challenges. As a grandparent, there’s a … Read more
Granddaughters Fantasy BY Annette Petrick I remember riding on the train – backwards. It made me dizzy. My granddaughters have never poked through my jewelry box or worn my opera length pearls. My grandmother would pick me up in Brooklyn and we’d take the train to her home in Northeast Pennsylvania. She would keep me … Read more
For All Of Our GRANDdaughters and Their GRANDdaughters Editor’s note: I’m proud to post this essay from a concerned grandmother who was at one time the editor for GRAND. If you take issue with this essay, please don’t hesitate to tell me why at editor@grandmagazine.com. GRAND welcomes submissions. BY Debby Drezon Carroll It began on … Read more
BY WENDY PACKER Yazemeenah’s unconventional life could make anyone jealous. She has led a life guided by…
BY JERRY WITKOVSKY I don’t want my granddaughters to be #Metoo women; I do want my grandsons to say “me too” to ending sexual harassment and standing up for women. I love my weekly calls with my grandson Ethan, a Rabbi at the Park Synagogue in Manhattan. During one call last fall, I opened the … Read more
In light of the recent Women’s March in DC and women marching all over the world (alongside men and children), it appears that there is a new awakening to the powerful voice of women. We, at GRAND, were delighted to see the unvailing of the Fearless Girl statue yesterday in the heart of America’s financial district. According … Read more
Secret Confession Of A Loving Grandfather. By Sonny Davis My two children have blessed me with three loving, lovely, and talented granddaughters. They are 18 months, 8 years, and 12 years old. I’ve spent the most time with my 2 older granddaughters, who are sisters, because they live only two hours away and have been … Read more
Our beautiful granddaughters after their school Christmas Program. The whole first grade memorized and recited in unison Luke 2: 1-14. Read it for yourself and be amazed like I am that 6 year olds could do this. 1 And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus, that … Read more
BY SUSAN ADCOX My two granddaughters who graduated from high school this spring found a special way to celebrate. They colored their hair. One pink, one blue. Now I have definite creds as a cool grandmother. I know about Twitter, Tinder and Tumblr. I like sushi, hip-hop and indie films. I even like teenagers. But … Read more
“It was purely coincidence that I found a great deal on tickets to a certain animated rodent’s kingdom the first weekend the girls spent with a woman I now called ‘The Other One.’” BY ROSE PADRICK As the only local grandma to our four-year-old twin granddaughters, I enjoyed my role of “Spoiler At Large,” as … Read more
By Shela Dean People are naturally curious about their ancestors and family history. We’re interested in genetic connections and what mix of DNA made us who we are. I joke that my granddaughters Addison and Kennedy are the most documented children ever born. Their mother photographs their every move. My husband videos important (and not … Read more
By Charmaine N. Smith for her grandchildren Dear Anna and Caroline, Yeah, you found this, you’ve found Gramma! I hope that you will read every page and find that you have so many people here in your hometown waiting, and with LOTS OF LOVE FOR YOU. These are the words of a very sad grandmom, … Read more
(Editor’s Note – My granddaughter, Madeline, loves Katniss Everdeen, the character in The Hunger Games, and I’m over the moon happy about that. Jennifer Lawrence, who recently spoke out against the sexualization of young women in entertainment said that as long as she stars in movies that appeal to young girls, she will ‘make conscious … Read more
