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Dec 7, 20154 min read

Great Grandmother’s Remedy of Epsom Salt Baths In Vogue Today For Everything From Colds to Sleep Aid To Sore Muscles To Calming Children and Here is How to Do It

Our GG (great grandmother, my mother) used to add Epsom salts to this grandma’s bath when she was a child as a cure all. She told us it...

Jun 16, 20133 min read

GRANDMA ON LIFE

Grandma’s View on I Pad Toilet Training

My Mother prided herself on the fact that she toilet trained me at six months. I never really believed her until I toilet trained my...

Looking Back, Moving our grandchildren’s Lives Forward: “If I had My Child to Raise Over Again” and

May 29, 20134 min read

GRANDMA ON LIFE

Looking Back, Moving our grandchildren’s Lives Forward: “If I had My Child to Raise Over Again” and

When, as a Grandma, I look back on my parenting years, I remember that raising and nurturing children was PART of my life. I also had a...

May 27, 20132 min read

GRANDMA ON LIFE

Best Brain Quest for Our Grandchildren

One of my favorite grandchild gifts is BrainQuest. We can start when our grandchild is a toddler. This is a small item in size and...

May 12, 20131 min read

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Happy Mother’s Day 2013!

On May 8, 2013, the Miami Herald quoted Nicole Eggert, describing her as a single mother of two, as having told People Magazine: “The...

May 11, 20133 min read

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War on Boys Affects our Grandsons

When I wrote, “Our Grandsons Have to Be Prepared to Support Themselves in Our Evolving Society,” I knew about the book, “The War on...

Grandma Says Shift the Focus from Moms and Dads Wanting to “Have it All” to the Family Team

May 9, 20135 min read

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Grandma Says Shift the Focus from Moms and Dads Wanting to “Have it All” to the Family Team

The Today Show on NBC on Friday, March 15, 2013 had a segment on new research which “shows that as more moms join the workforce, men want...

May 6, 20131 min read

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Homeland Security Assessing Schools

Newtown, Ct. is close to where our Connecticut grandchildren live. Visiting our grandchildren, this Grandma went to a school meeting...

Making Of a Grandchild, Minus the Couple

May 5, 20135 min read

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Making Of a Grandchild, Minus the Couple

The Sunday New York Times, Style Section, February 10, 2013, had the following headline article, “Making a Child, Minus the Couple: Pairs...

Grandma Bonding with Grandchild With Jokes

Apr 27, 20133 min read

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Grandma Bonding with Grandchild With Jokes

When my grandson turned five, he learned what a joke was. Of course, it was a great way to stay on the telephone with a five year old,...

Bingo! Be Traditional or Go to The Three Best Multigenerational iPad Bingo Apps

Apr 17, 20136 min read

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Bingo! Be Traditional or Go to The Three Best Multigenerational iPad Bingo Apps

Bingo has become our indoor multigenerational family game. No, really. We are going to the Disney Vero Beach Resort for a...

Apr 15, 20134 min read

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Grandma and the Challenges of Aging

A dear Grandma friend has been a marital and family therapist for over forty years. Now she specializes in geriatric therapy. Talking...

Choosing to Remain Single v. Grandma Waiting for an Adult Child to Marry to Reap the Reward of Grandchildren

Apr 9, 20134 min read

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Choosing to Remain Single v. Grandma Waiting for an Adult Child to Marry to Reap the Reward of Grandchildren

I recently read a Dear Abby column in The Miami Herald which has a common theme among those of us waiting for a child to marry to reap...

Tips for Grandma Visits: Getting What You Wish For

Apr 7, 20134 min read

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Tips for Grandma Visits: Getting What You Wish For

One of my Grandma friends with whom I have shared Grandma Lessons is the mother of a son. She wanted Grandma Lessons so she would be the...

Being With a Grandchild is Fattening: Five Best Tips for Grandma Weight Maintenance

Apr 4, 20133 min read

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Being With a Grandchild is Fattening: Five Best Tips for Grandma Weight Maintenance

My youngest grandchild had his adenoids out and tubes in his ears because of recurrent ear infections. Since he could not leave the house...

Apr 2, 20134 min read

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Grandma’s Chaos and Quiet

This Grandma’s home is comfortable for two adults. This spring break the occupancy went up to a crowded eleven. Everyone came into...

Why this Long Distance Grandma No Longer Envies Local Grandmas

Apr 1, 20133 min read

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Why this Long Distance Grandma No Longer Envies Local Grandmas

All of our grandchildren have been here for spring break for a week. Today, Grandpa turned to me and said, “I think we need to repaint...

Top Tips for Grandma to take a Toddler to Chuck E. Cheese

Mar 29, 20132 min read

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Top Tips for Grandma to take a Toddler to Chuck E. Cheese

Presidents’ Day it was freezing. Finding an inside activity for a five year old and two year old was easy. Chuck E. Cheese was close....

Grandma and the Family Medical Leave Act

Mar 25, 20134 min read

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Grandma and the Family Medical Leave Act

The Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) celebrates its twentieth year in existence this year and was meant to be a first step toward a...

The Grandma Glue: Keeping Families Together for Holiday Rituals and Traditions

Mar 24, 20133 min read

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The Grandma Glue: Keeping Families Together for Holiday Rituals and Traditions

My Mother always said that the matriarch in the family is the glue. It is the job of the matriarch to keep family traditions and...