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Even Rocking A Baby Has A New Modern Bounce For Grandma To Learn
In this Boomer Grandma’s generation, the grandmother had the old American rocking chair seen in so many Norman Rockwell paintings. I, as...
Jun 7, 20154 min read
Grandma’s Changing Role and Relationship With Grandchildren As They and We Live Longer
This Grandma always says we never get older, we live longer. That is different with our grandchildren. They cannot seem to want to wait...
May 14, 20155 min read
Learning More to Share With the Great-Grandchildren of Holocaust Survivors and Being More Concerned About the World in Which We Live
It is so difficult for this Grandma to watch the evening news. The world in which we live is a scary place and when the world becomes...
Apr 18, 20154 min read
When Should Grandchildren Learn About the Holocaust
A dear long (we never say old) friend, also a grandma, said her grandson, age six, overheard her discussing a Holocaust movie with his...
Mar 31, 20156 min read
A Random Act of Kindness
A great community leader just died at age 96. She was a dancer, ran a dance studio in the north, retired to Florida and worked her entire...
Mar 3, 20153 min read
From Birth to Death, Music and Learning to Play an Instrument is Our Friend
This Grandma should have titled this post, “From Utero to Death, Music is Our Friend.” In the last decade or so, we see images of...
Mar 1, 20153 min read
There is Now Proof that Our Children and Grandchildren Will Survive Parenting “Mistakes”
This Grandma likes to assuage all new parents’ fears and concerns. New parents worry about everything. I like to say, “There is no right...
Feb 18, 20153 min read
Does Jane the Virgin’s Lead Actress Have an Important message for Parents and Grandparents to Pass Along That Is Not What the Show’s Title Suggests
Because of all the buzz that the new television show,”Jane the Virgin,” was not only hysterical but bound to win awards this year, this...
Feb 8, 20153 min read
Learning the Alphabet Grandma’s Way
The New York Times, December 21, 2014, had a listing of what the author, Patricia Crain, said are great Alphabet Books. Here are the five...
Jan 26, 20153 min read
This Grandma Feels A Need to Apologize to the Grandchildren for the World in Which We Now Live
I do not think I know how the world in which we live got to be what it is today. MY PRECIOUS GRANDCHILDREN, THE WORLD IS A SCARY PLACE,...
Jan 15, 20155 min read
Grandma Says Extend the movie Annie’s Message As A 2015 New Year’s Resolution
The mother of the youngest grandchildren said that the seven year old grandson wants to see the movie, Annie, when he comes to Florida...
Jan 10, 20152 min read
It Does Matter if a Grandchild is Left Handed and Their Mother is Right Handed or if the Grandchild is Right Handed and Their Mother is Left Handed
When this Grandma’s first daughter was born, it was quickly clear that the child was left handed. I am right handed. GG (great...
Dec 8, 20144 min read
Grandma Lessons to Be Learned When We “Shake It Off”
Taylor Swift seems to write all her songs about her lost loves and what she has learned from those experiences. Her new song, “Shake It...
Nov 7, 20143 min read
We Still Line Up At School in Alphabetical Order and It Affects Our Lives
This Grandma remembers not only lining up in alphabetical order in elementary school, but also remembers that we sat at our desks in...
Oct 12, 20143 min read
Grandma Likes Questions to Ask Kids for Grandparents Too
Watching the Today Show, September 4, 2014 was enlightening. A mommy blogger, Liz Evans, who was a teacher, wrote a post, 25 Ways to Ask...
Sep 28, 20142 min read
The Best Sunscreens for Grandchildren Recommended by the Best Dermatologist–Think Zinc Oxide and Titanium
This Grandma has had the same dermatologist for forty years. Gulp! It is hard to believe that I have used the same doctor for that many...
Sep 3, 20143 min read
In One Life We Live a Lot of Different Lives
Sometimes characters in television shows come up with lines that remain with you. The female Black lieutenant in Law and Order came up...
Aug 22, 20142 min read
Emergency Baby and Child Bag Even if You Do not Live in Tornado Alley
Grandpa and I just returned from meeting new baby cousins in Northern California. The topic of discussion between the mothers of the...
Jul 20, 20143 min read
Who Made the Pacifier and Grandma’s Advice on Use of a Pacifier
“Who Made That Pacifier?” by Dashka Slater appeared in the “Who Made That” column in the New York Times Magazine June 20, 2014. I love...
Jul 16, 20143 min read
We Grandmas Must Not Forget Our Golden Rule: We Must Do As the Parents of Our Grandchildren Direct
This Grandma was shocked When reading Kim Conte’s Motherlode Blog in the Sunday New York Times, June 29, 2014, titled, “The Battle Over...
Jul 10, 20143 min read
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