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Who Would Believe “Good Old Days” Would Be So Perfectly Described By a Thirty Four Year Old in Colla
Once our grandchildren began listening to pop music on the radio, and it was earlier than we realized, this Grandma convinced Grandpa...
Apr 3, 20183 min read


Teenagers are Like Two Year Old and We Must Remind the Parents of Our Grandchildren to Treat Them As Such
Oftentimes, in my twenty years as a family court judge, I found divorcing parents fighting over time with their teenagers. I was always...
Mar 25, 20183 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 27, 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 20, 20185 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 13, 20188 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 26, 20173 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 13, 20175 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 8, 20173 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...
Nov 3, 20174 min read


Interesting and Important Smelly Facts Regarding the Differences Between Men and Women
This Grandma remembers a story about a fire and a dear friend who was pregnant. She was sitting on the front porch with her husband and...
Oct 28, 20173 min read


Archives Must Reads For New Grandmas: Part I Grandma Lessons and Tips
A dear long friend, who is becoming a grandma for the first time, asked me to give her my must reads for new grandmas from my archives. I...
Oct 6, 20172 min read


Things We Learned In Kindergarten and How to Cope and Have Our Children and Grandchildren Cope With Current Events From Michael Balaban, President & CEO Jewish Federation of Broward County
This email was sent to many of us in South Florida Friday, August 18, 2017, from Michael Balaban, President & CEO Jewish Federation of...
Aug 22, 20173 min read


The Five Love Languages Apply to Grandchildren Too
At a professional luncheon, a few years ago, a new mother, a forty something marital and family lawyer, asked me if I had read the book...
Aug 10, 20173 min read


The Easiest and Best Way to Detox Grandchildren From Electronics
This Grandma believes that electronics are grandparents’ friend. When we are tired, or want some quiet time, or especially when we take...
Jul 18, 20173 min read


Are Your Grandchildren Ready For An Emergency and Know How to Call 911?
This Grandma watches the Today Show as much as possible. One of my favorite segments is “Rossen Reports.” May 8, 2017, “Would your...
Jun 23, 20173 min read


What A Grandchild Quitting Something Teaches Grandma and Grandpa As Well As the Grandchild
Even before Christine Gray’s mother stated in “Fifty Shades of Gray,” that children should be exposed to a second language, music lessons...
Jun 9, 20176 min read


”Hidden Figures” Gives Us An Opportunity to Share What Has Been Hidden With Our Grandchildren And To Impart Core Moral Values
A dear grandma friend took her three oldest grandchildren to see the movie, “Hidden Figures.” She told me that all three, including the...
Feb 28, 20174 min read


Why We Grandmas Should Be Nuts Over the Change in Exposing Our Grandchildren To Nuts As Babies
When we grandmas were having our first babies, we were in the dark ages of information about child rearing. Now we are in the era of...
Feb 6, 20176 min read


A New Hands Free Holder to Bottle Feed A Baby Designed by A New Father For All New Parents and Grand
Feeding a newborn is one of this Grandma’s favorite activities. I love how the baby feels in my arms. I love how the baby smells, after...
Jan 27, 20174 min read


See the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus With Your Grandchildren By May 2017 Before It Is Too Late and They Fold ‘The Greatest Show on Earth’ Forever
146 years is how long the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus has enthralled children of all ages with performances of “The...
Jan 24, 20174 min read
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