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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


The Three Year Old Last Baby Grandchild: Is Three Worse than the Terrible Twos?
Our daughter recently complained about our three year old grandson, our youngest and last baby grandchild, saying three was worse than...
Apr 30, 20143 min read


This Boomer Grandma’s Freedom
Being a Boomer child in America, I have lived though decades of great change and opportunity that made the American dream possible. This...
Apr 20, 20143 min read


Learning tricks from Grandma
This Grandma taught her eldest child to read at two years old. Okay, for those of us who were teachers at one time, I taught her...
Feb 1, 20143 min read


Multigenerational Families Living Together Again
The New York Times, December 15, 2013, had a lead article on”Multigenerational Families Living Together Again. Here is what the author,...
Jan 31, 20143 min read


Pudding in the Bathtub is a Toddler Learning Experience
In the New York Times, December 23, 2013 was an article entitled, “To Smoosh Peas Is to Learn,” by Perri Klass, Md. He says: In a study...
Jan 18, 20144 min read


”Delivery Man” of the New Extended Family
At a cocktail party recently, the movie, “Delivery Man,” with Vince Vaughn, was the topic of discussion. The premise is that a man, in...
Dec 7, 20138 min read


Singing to the Womb
This Grandma just finished reading about the last issue of the moment, that pregnant women did not like people who thought they could...
Nov 20, 20132 min read


“Gray” Divorcees and Boomer Grandparents
In the New York Times, September 22, 2013, author Sam Roberts writes an article entitled, Divorce After 50 Grows More Common. He says:...
Nov 4, 20137 min read


WebMD Baby 101 App For I Phone and I Pod Touch
WebMD did a survey that shows new parents want more information to care for their babies so they created WebMD Baby 101, a free mobile...
Sep 15, 20132 min read


Bringing Grandma Happiness
This Grandma recently went to a conference where the leader’s speech was about happiness. She said entire fields of study have emerged...
Sep 11, 20132 min read


Grandma’s View on “Opting-Out” and Returning to the Workforce
Ten years ago, Lisa Belkin, an author for the New York Times, wrote an article on the “opt-out revolution” about the women who left their...
Sep 3, 20133 min read
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