Bandaids as Grandparent Gifts
This Grandma is always looking for inexpensive gifts to bring to grandchildren when I visit. One gift I found to be very welcome by...
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Jul 25, 20133 min read
Grandma Says Join Fan Clubs
As a teenager, this Grandma did NOT join fan clubs. After all, I wanted to be grown up and date college boys while in high school. ...
Jul 21, 20133 min read
Summer Stain Solutions for Grandma
When we watch grandchildren in the summer, or year round in Florida, we have the most typical stains to figure out how to get out. July...
Jul 7, 20133 min read
Grandma Augments the “Summer Shape-Up” Five Day Diet
This Grandma “forgot” her bathing suit when she visited her grandchildren last week. We never did take the grandchildren swimming. I...
Jun 29, 20132 min read
The Baby Business Boom
“The Baby Business Boom,” is the name of an article in New York Magazine, June 3-10, 2013. The author, Clint Rainey, tells us that from...
Jun 18, 20132 min read
Sunscreens by Consumer Reports
When I was raising children and fixing up a house, Consumer Reports was an invaluable resource. I always was a member. As soon as I had...
Jun 11, 20132 min read
Apps for Babies Brought to Us by Fisher Price
In the New York Times, May 2, 2013, in the Gadgetwise column, “Baby Toys Get an App Extension,” author Warren Buckleitner reviews a new...
Jun 8, 20131 min read
In the Bag for Father’s Day
Every year fathers get lots of things they do not need. Something that is always useful is a new duffle or suitcase. Here are this...
Jun 7, 20133 min read
Father’s Day Gifts to Make in Advance
Each year, as every year, this Grandma has tried to think of projects she can do with the grandchildren on a visit which will also create...
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 3, 20131 min read
Is it Appropriate for a Two Year Old?
Did you ever think you could ask a question and get many immediate answers? I forget how amazing the Internet is until I ask a question...
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 23, 20135 min read
Push Presents According to Grandma
I was listening to the radio in the car and heard the DJ mention that his wife was pregnant and wanted tickets to a specific concert as a...
May 21, 20133 min read
Little Transformers for Grandchildren and Big Transformers for Grandma
Recently, this Grandma went looking for a new car. It seemed that every car looked like a transformer. If you have a grandchild between...
May 19, 20134 min read
Grandma’s List of Go-To Websites to be a Smart Internet Shopper: Assistance for Choosing Grandchild
This Grandma has written often in posts referring to several websites I go to for choosing anything and everything for grandchildren. My...
May 17, 20135 min read
Grandma’s List of Five Best and Five Worst New Baby Gifts
After four grandchildren and many baby gifts, this Grandma has listened to her daughters rave and complain about baby gifts. Of course,...
Jan 3, 20132 min read
Grandma Says Support Breastfeeding Working Women
Oh My God! Model and working mother Gisele Bunchen, age 33, wife of New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady, tweeted a photograph of...
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