Happiness is Now Taught In College As the Younger Generation Seems to Need Be Taught What Happiness
The big news across media platforms that are viewed by us Boomers is Professor Laurie Santos’s “Psychology and the Good Life,” course at...
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Feb 27, 20185 min read
Why We Should We Stop Teaching Our Children and Grandchildren to Hug, Kiss, and Even Shake Hands Upo
Just this past week, Grandpa and I went to see a new doctor whose office was located inside a local hospital. The doctor’s nurse who...
Feb 23, 20184 min read
Inter-generational Friendships and Paying It Forward In the Decades of Life
Hearing my oldest daughter appreciate advice she received from someone who is a decade older who has already been through what my...
Feb 20, 20185 min read
We Grandparents Are Role Models For Civics and Civility And Good Manners To Our Grandchildren And More
I grimace and shake my head every time I am stopped at a crosswalk and a person with earbuds staring at his or her phone walks into the...
Feb 16, 20183 min read
Pizza For Breakfast Is Finally Getting the Respect It Deserves and This Grandma’s Case For a Breakfast Feast Grandchildren Would Want For Breakfast, Part II
If you follow this blog, you will already know that this Grandma is obsessed with the concept of “Pizza for Breakfast” as a special...
Feb 13, 20188 min read
Surprise at the Continuing Misunderstanding Regarding Joint Custody and What Grandparents Should Know About How To Handle Disputes Between the Parents of Our Grandchildren
Grandparents should only take one side in disputes between the parents of our grandchildren–the side of the grandchildren. Parental...
Feb 10, 20183 min read
What We Should Know About Science Daily, Tell the Parents of Our Grandchildren about It, and What Is Reported About when To Introduce Foods to Babies
My brother forwarded me an article about a report on when to introduce foods to babies in an online publication called “Science Daily.” ...
Feb 3, 20185 min read
The Six Best Reasons For Boomer Grandparents to Buy an iPhone X
This is the first time in this Grandma‘s life that I am finally considered the most cool by my grandchildren. Why? Because PopPop...
Jan 26, 20187 min read
What Purple, The 2018 Color of the Year, Has To Do With The Washington Post and The New York Times Rivalry And A Subliminal Political Message for The Coming Year
The Color Purple has a history in our family before the 1985 outstanding movie with Whoopi Goldberg. In 1982, our youngest daughter was...
Jan 12, 20184 min read
If I Knew I Were Dying, What Would I Want To Talk About Now
Last year, I wrote a blog post titled, “If I Knew I Were Dying, What Would I Want To Talk About Now.” I had then recently watched, The...
Jan 5, 20189 min read
2018 New Year’s Resolutions Focusing on Feelings That Span A Lifetime Will Bring Us Joy
For New Years 2017, this Grandma wrote “2017 New Year’s Resolutions Focusing on Feelings That Span A Lifetime Will Bring Us Joy.” When I...
Dec 30, 20174 min read
The One Best Website for Finding the Best Children’s Books For Our Grandchildren of All Ages
From a new baby registry to holiday presents to visit presents to school required reading at all ages, books connect us with our...
Dec 26, 20173 min read
Have Fidget Spinners Quickly Gone the Way of Hula Hoops and Pet Rocks And Should They?
If you have a grandchild old enough to say the word, he or she has a fidget spinner in their hand. My son-in-law credits me with being...
Dec 19, 20174 min read
Holiday Gifts for Grandparents Should Include All Kinds of Balls Which Will Contribute to Our Health
In 2014, this Grandma wrote a blog post about “Two New Easy Ways for Boomers To Measure Our Youth for Our Age and Good Health and How to...
Dec 16, 20174 min read
Finally An Excellent Holiday Movie That Appeals To All Generations
Our grandchildren, ages 7, 10 and 11 went to see the movie, Wonder, during the Thanksgiving holiday. Our oldest grandson, age 14, had...
Dec 13, 20175 min read
Six Tips To Remember for The Best Bargains For “Black Friday” and “Cyber Monday” 2018 and For Shopping
This Grandma has the life experience of remembering when “brick and mortar” stores controlled and is living through the change to...
Dec 6, 201711 min read
What Should Be In Our Grandchildren’s Future After the Sexual Harassment “Empowerment Revolution” and What Can We Grandparents Do To Help
As Megyn Kelly stated November 29, 2017 on her NBC morning show immediately after Matt Lauer was fired without notice due to charges of...
Nov 29, 20173 min read
How to Make Shopping in the Mall with Grandchildren of All Ages and Sexes a Pleasurable Experience
When our daughters were small, they hated going shopping with me. It was a chore for them to accompany me, even if it was for clothing...
Nov 8, 20173 min read
The Joys of Walking With Grandchildren Of Every Age and Activities and Memories of Sharing Along the Way
We grandparents know that walking is good for our health. See WebMD . Walking is also wonderful as an activity with the youngest of...
Nov 3, 20174 min read
Top Four Tips For Grandparents To Conquer Sibling Rivalry
A dear grandma friend complained that her two grandsons, ages nine and seven, constantly fight. Their parents separate them by sending...
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