The Joy and Wisdom of Grandparenting
New Song for Grandparents Day THIS IS A POST FROM 2025 – SO PLEASE DISREGARD THE SEPT 7 DATE ON VIDEO. BY Christine Crosby Much to my delight, this week I received an email from Lori Jackson letting me know about her new song to celebrate grandparents. Her timing could not be better as National … Read more
National Grandparents Day. We owe a great deal of thanks to one dedicated woman. Marian McQuade of West Virginia. An author recalls traveling to West Virginia to speak to the founder of Grandparents Day. By Allison Gilbert In early 2008, I was speaking to the leader of the Westchester County, New York, chapter of Parentless … Read more
Generations United’s list of fun things to do for Grandparents Day #DoSomethingGrand Activities: Commit to doing one of the 10 grand activities listed below with your grandparents, grandfriends, grandchildren, or other loved ones. Remember to take a photo of the activity to share on social media, tag Generations United, and use the hashtag #DoSomethingGrand. Read … Read more
Come celebrate GRANDparents Week with Grandparent’s Academy! The GRAND family is proud to announce this special event GrandparentsAcademy.com (recently featured as one of the top 25 resources for grandparents in our most recent issue of GRAND Magazine) is hosting for grandparents! For an entire week in September, GrandparentsAcademy.com is bringing you interviews with over a … Read more
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis announced the establishment of a World Day of Grandparents and the Elderly as a reminder of the important role they play as a link between generations. During his Sunday Angelus address on Jan. 31, the pope said the day will be celebrated every year on the fourth Sunday of July to coincide with the feast … Read more
Celebrating Our Grandparents – A Legacy of Living History BY JACK LEVINE As Sunday, September 8th is Grandparents Day, I’m pleased to reflect on the importance of grandparents in the lives of our families. For most of us, no one provided a more vital link to our heritage and family history than our grandparents. Wherever they … Read more
Do Something GRAND for GRANDparents Day GRAND Media is proud to join Generations United and the national partners to bring attention to grandparents all over the world and the amazing contribution that they make to our society. Friday, September 7 This Grandparents Day, we remember #GrandparentsNotTerrorists, which was a direct response to the … Read more
Do Something Grand: 7 reasons to Celebrate National Grandparents Day By Sharon Schweitzer Photo taken from Pixabay National Grandparents Day was initiated at the grassroots level by West Virginian Marian Lucille Herndon McQuade, with the behind-the-scenes support of her husband Joseph L. McQuade. They had 15 children, 43 grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren, and one great-great grandchild. … Read more
Generations United wants everyone to do something grand for Grandparents Day! Jacob Reingold National Grandparents Day is rooted in the innovative work of two committed and passionate pioneers: Jacob Reingold and Marian McQuade. During the 1961 White House Conference on Aging, Jacob Reingold of the Hebrew Home at Riverdale was inspired by a speech concerning the “new image … Read more
Grandparents Day: Why are Grandparents so Important? “A child needs a grandparent, anybody’s grandparent, to grow a little more securely in an unfamiliar world.” ~Charles Morse With Grandparents Day quickly approaching, it begs the question, “Why are grandparents so important?” Well, one reason, according to Dr. Karl Pillemer is that the bond between a grandparent … Read more
Gingersnap Helps You Share The Love On Grandparents Day & Every Day When President Jimmy Carter signed the original paperwork in 1978 to make Grandparents Day a national celebration, the stated aim of the day was: “…to honor grandparents, to give grandparents an opportunity to show love for their children’s children, and to help children … Read more
By Caring Across Generations Grandparents Day is this Sunday! On September 7, 2014, families all over the United States will honor and celebrate their grandparents. Like National Siblings Day this past April, which went viral with millions taking to social media to boast about their brothers and sisters, Grandparents Day is poised to have millions … Read more
With National Grandparents Day approaching on September 8th, three specialty brands serving the 50+ consumer, Haband®, Gold Violin®, and Solutions®, went straight to the source to learn how grandparents perceive and celebrate the national holiday that is dedicated to them. A recent online survey of 500 grandparents across the country shows how they would prefer … Read more
“How far you go in life depends on your being tender with the young, compassionate with the aged, sympathetic with the striving and tolerant of the weak and the strong. Because someday in life you will have been all of these.” — George Washington Carver By Lori Stevic-Rust, Ph.D. ABPP Clinical health psychologist; Author , … Read more
