Care Packages for Grandkids in the Coronavirus Quarantine BY Shirley Hershey Showalter What’s a Grandma to do? When hugs are forbidden? Stores are closed? And she’s told “elders” like her must
Grandparents, Please Write Your Stories! By Jerry Witkovsky My granddaughter Jessica was the one who inspired me to write my stories. “What was life like when you were a boy,
If It Weren’t For My Mom… BY BARBARA BARASH SIMMONS Hurricane Katrina was destroying New Orleans at the same moment my first grandchild took his first breath. I had vacillated
Alienated Grandparent? How Do We Influence Our Adult Child’s Wrong Conclusions? BY JOSHUA COLEMAN Q When the adult child (age 37) holds her exaggerated perceptions as Gospel, and everyone with
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
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
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
Discovering the meaning of Great Grandparent BY RONDA BARTLETT When or how did the title Great Grandparent come to be? I know if I search Google, or reach out to
BY DONNE DAVIS Losing a grandparent is often a child’s first experience with death. It can be confusing and scary and lead to questions about death, death related rituals, and grief.
10 Ways Being a Grandparent Will Change YOU BY CHERYL HARBOUR Some of these changes will happen instantly. For example, the first time you see your new grandbaby, your heart
GRAND VIEW July/August How about our cover girl, the invincible Judy George? Not sure you can place the name? Judy is the brains (and vision and guts) behind some popular
Being a Grandparent Is Not Always Rosy A friend just forwarded this article from The Atlantic to me and I just had to share. There is a lot of information
When Grandparent Estrangement May Be Justified By Donne Davis This is a reprint with permission from GaGaSisterhood.com This letter to “Ask Amy” made my blood boil. Usually I feel tremendous empathy
The Grandparent Check Here’s how much it costs to be a grandparent today by Shelley Emling Grandkids are the best, but they do cost you a pretty penny. En español |
How To Wear Out a Grandparent: 10 Easy Steps For Success By Nicole Merritt Grandparents — they are like parents, “but with more sleep, fewer rules, and an endless supply of
How to Talk to Your Grandchild By Donne Davis, Founder of GaGaSisterhood.com Remember the days before unlimited free phone minutes? Three-minute long distance phone calls cost a fortune, so we
“I’M WRONG NO MATTER WHAT I DO!” By Dr. Josuha Coleman So many of the parents (many now grandparents) I work with either have no idea why their child is
A big “Thank You” to Chrys Howard, founder of Wear Your Joy, for sponsoring GRAND Magazine’s essay contest: ”What I love most about being a grandparent.” It was almost impossible to
The 2016 GRANDPerson Of The Year Is…. BY: Deborah Drezon Carroll Wife, Mother, Grammy, Writer, Humorist, Runner, Yogi, Thinker, Director of Strategic Marketing for GRAND Magazine At GRAND Magazine, we’re on a mission