Recently, I spoke to someone close to me who told me about the experience of losing her son to brain cancer when he was eight years old. They did everything they could. How horrific was the journey to try to save their son that she shared! The memories are vivid and painful still and, in my opinion, may last her lifetime. I picked up The New York Times, and on the front page, Thursday, July 9, 2026, was an article about parents choosing to possibly lose a child, “As Parents

Kylie Kelce, the wife of Jason Kelce, and new sister-in-law of Taylor Swift, has what she calls the ultimate postpartum gift guide for baby showers, which I love. Yes, I am a grandmother of six where the youngest is eight years old. No matter, I watched Kylie Kelce’s podcast on Facebook on the best postpartum gift guide for baby showers for Moms to be. I am a real Kylie Kelcie fan. I never thought I would be, but she truly tells everything like it is and doesn’t pull any p

Summer is here and outdoor toddler activities are the best. Here are some that are free and some items that you can purchase. The best find is a secret weapon for parents and grandparents: a phone hidden in a hideaway book that disguises adult phone use as reading while toddler safely playing. Two options: Drift Hideaway Book Set. A children’s storybook and parent book with hidden phone compartment. Five star ratings on Amazon, and advertised as “a baby shower gift they wil

Many of my friends are new or fairly new grandparents. I keep telling them to select a category on the www.grandmother-blog.com home page that relates to their grandchild’s age group. I even have a category, New Parents and Parents to Be, which helps grandparents to be navigate pregnancy and a category, Parents of Grandchildren, which helps navigate when the grandchild is born. I decided to highlight my favorites in categories, including the most that friends seemed to need

Spring has arrived, although in some areas, it seems just like a dream waiting to be realized. Keep this list (and the bonus surprise) so when outdoor time becomes a reality, you remember to appreciate nature and life renewed. Babies (0–12 months) 1. Outdoor blanket time: Lay a blanket on the grass and let them feel the breeze, watch leaves, and listen to birds. 2. Sensory nature basket: Fill a small basket with safe items like soft flowers, big leaves, or grass for to

I was introduced to Instagram by my grandchildren, and I subsequently learned that there are algorithms that cause you to view certain types of items again and again. Considering my youngest grandchild is seven years old, I was surprised by the amount of baby items that appear on my Instagram. I guess it was because I started being amazed at the amount of great and unique baby and toddler items that I never knew existed. So, I started to keep track of those on Instagram and

October 27, 2025, the Wall Street Journal, in “The Big Danger of Microplastics: the tiny bits of plastics that are polluting the globe and posting health risks,” by Simon Constable, joined the growing LOUDER VOICES of the BIG DANGER of microplastics and neoparticles or nanoplastics. I noted that I first started this blog post and collecting articles about microplastics and neoparticles in February, 2023. I am a Bill Maher fan. I saved, among dozens of articles, that, on his M

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