Grandparenting Skills are a Gift
The Sun Sentinel on Sunday, June 30, 2013, had an article entitled, “Years Fade Away When Girl Learns About Life from her Grandfather.”...
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Jul 19, 20132 min read
Making Music with Grandchildren with the Tony-b Machine
This Grandma thinks she is internet proficient. However, when grandchildren hit the internet, they take it to a whole new dimension! Our...
Jul 17, 20133 min read
Grandma “Pushed to the Sidelines” Needs Grandma Lessons
Dear Abby, Miami Herald, June 19, 2013 seemed to put the onus on the parent of the grandchild-to-be to rescue the grandma who perceived...
Jul 13, 20133 min read
”Leaning In” to My Granddaughter
This Grandma did not have the privilege of knowing her grandparents, who were all killed before she was born. Knowing lots of Grandmas...
Jul 11, 20136 min read
This Grandma’s View on the“Top Five Regrets of the Dying”
My brother, who is single and has no children, other than this Grandma’s children by proxy, sent me the article called the “Top Five...
Jul 9, 20133 min read
Grandma’s View: Is “Tummy Time” Still Needed?
When this Grandma’s children were babies, we were told to have the babies sleep on their stomachs so that if they vomited in their sleep...
Jul 5, 20132 min read
The Grandpa Difference and the Grandma Benefit
Grandpa and I are visiting our youngest grandchildren and watching them so their parents can have a weekend alone. It just so happens...
Jul 3, 20133 min read
Grandma’s View on Working Mother’s Guilt
As a young mother, I worked full time. This Grandma voluntarily chose to be a working professional at a time when it was not a popular...
Jun 30, 20133 min read
Child’s Developmental Milestones According to Grandma
My oldest daughter could not say the letter R until she was nearly five years old. This was a major problem for me as her name began...
Jun 27, 20133 min read
What’s Now is Not for this Grandma
I am a great fan of In Style Magazine. A long (we don’t say old) friend gave me a subscription years ago for my birthday. She was...
Jun 24, 20133 min read
Hunting for Treasure with Grandchildren
Our grandchildren know that when this Grandma visits, this Grandma brings presents. Sometimes when I am able to arrive before the...
Jun 20, 20132 min read
Thank You, Steve Jobs
Within the last two days, I have watched my youngest grandson swim in his bathtub, I have kept my oldest grandson company in the car on...
Jun 16, 20133 min read
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...
Jun 14, 20132 min read
Grandma Lessons Create Grandchild Heaven
My younger daughter called to relate a cute story about my two year old grandson. Soon after a Florida visit, when my daughter picked my...
Jun 12, 20133 min read
Boomer Grandmas–How We are a Force to be Reckoned With
77 million people were born between 1946 and 1964, which is defined as the baby boomer era (U.S. Census). The first baby boomer turned...
Jun 7, 20133 min read
Grandma’s Recommendation: Add Exposure to New Experiences to The Power of Talking to Baby
“The Power of Talking to Baby,” is the title of an article in the New York Times, Sunday, April 14, 2013 by Tina Rosenberg. Her thesis...
Jun 1, 20132 min read
Grandma’s View on Promoting Intimacy and Love
This Grandma believes the best thing we can do for our grandchildren is to promote a strong and loving relationship between their...
May 29, 20136 min read
Grandma says “Lessons in Domestic Diplomacy” is Second to “Lessons in Home As A Haven”
Bruce Feiler, in his column, “This Life,” discusses current issues in his own home life. In his recent column April 14, 2013, in the...
May 29, 20134 min read
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 28, 20134 min read
Multigenerational Summer Vacation in Fort Lauderdale
As a Floridian, I always wonder why no one knows the secret. Fort Lauderdale is a great vacation spot anytime. Fort Lauderdale in the...
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