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Pew Study on the New Twenty First Century Family Shows Who Does the Heavy Lifting in the Family Has Not Changed Much and They Need Our Help More Than Ever
Two articles a week apart in the New York Times about a Pew Study on the new twenty first century family give us two views by the same...
Nov 23, 20155 min read
The Stroll from Boomer Grandma’s Era and the Electric Slide and Macarena from the Era of Their Parents Has Become the Whip for Our Grandchildren
Doing Face Time with grandchildren is the next best thing to being with them in person. It allows us to share their lives, see them when...
Nov 18, 20156 min read
The Pressure to Breast Feed and New Breast Feeding Studies Give Mixed Messages Which We Grandmas Can Clarify For the Parents of our Grandchildren
When this Grandma was pregnant over four decades ago, it seems like the Middle Ages with regard to information about pregnancy, delivery,...
Nov 10, 20159 min read
Skinny Oreos Add to the Oreo Boom but the Best for Grandchildren and Their Parents are Chocolate Covered Oreos We Make At Home Or Send Off Beautifully Wrapped For the Holidays
A skinny version of Oreos debuts in the U.S. next week, its maker says. Four Oreo Thins contain 140 calories, compared with 160 calories...
Oct 21, 20152 min read
Grandma as the Storyteller and the Importance of Rituals and Traditions for Our Grandchildren
This Grandma just had the privilege of visiting Canyon Ranch in Tucson. On the way to their Health and Healing Center, I came upon a...
Oct 20, 20154 min read
The Five Best Tips from Grandma This 2015 Halloween Season
Before I began this post, this Grandma actually put the word “Halloween” into the search on this website. There are eight previous posts...
Oct 9, 20153 min read
A New Marvel Brings A New Reason to Bring Grandchildren to New York City To Experience Being A Fish
We grandmas know that New York City is the number one city to bring grandchildren. This Grandma has written posts previously of the...
Sep 27, 20152 min read
Lego Company Already the Most Powerful Brand and May be the world’s Biggest Toy Company With Help From Boomer Grandmas
Lego Company is all over the news. This Grandma watches for all stories about legos, as this is a favorite of grandchildren. So is...
Sep 25, 20152 min read
Making A Bed Is A Key To Success To Encourage in Grandchildren
The Today Show had a segment and story on Today.com: “Will making your bed every morning change your life?” By Randee Dawn, August 27,...
Sep 20, 20152 min read
AARP Which Accepts Us As Members At Age 50 Warns Us of Our Body Taking Over With Yuck Factors Assigned
This Grandma still wonders how AARP (American Association of Retired Persons) still thinks we want to be members at age 50. When around...
Sep 18, 20154 min read
Forbes Top 25 Innovative Consumer Products for 2015 Has Some Winners For This Grandma
Forbes Magazine had a tweet August 14, 2015, about the 2015 top 25 innovative consumer products. This Grandma was curious. Included in...
Sep 16, 20152 min read
Finding the Best Art for Decorating a Child’s or Any Room and A New Shared Activity for Grandma and Grandchild by Exploring National Geographic Art
It is a real effort to find fabulous wall decor for a baby’s room or child’s room. Yes, we can find great baby art for a nursery, but...
Aug 26, 20153 min read
Finding the Best Pillow is Like Finding a Swim Suit that Fits and Here It Is
This article appeared in New York Magazine February 23, 2015, “A Spine-Friendly Pillow for Deep Sleep,” by Emma Whitford. It caught my...
Aug 21, 20152 min read
Must We “Target” Product Suggestions Based on Gender Because of Tweets
The Sun Sentinel, August 11, 2015, had an article, “Target Stores Tackle Gender Divide Issue,” by Jessica Contrara, which added the “why”...
Aug 19, 20156 min read
National Ice Cream Month is Celebrated in Sunny Florida Year Round
July is National Ice Cream Month. This Grandma can understand that it would fall in the summer in the U.S. After all, I have always...
Aug 9, 20153 min read
Appreciating What You Have May Include Making Lemonade Out of Lemons Handed To You By the Parents
Dear Abby in the Miami Herald July 26, 2015 had a lament from an involved and active grandma in “DEAR ABBY: Grandma’s pictures don’t make...
Aug 3, 20155 min read
Oink and New Ways to Give Allowances: Family Reviews and Ideas for Use
This Grandma loves to read the New York Times Wedding Section every Sunday morning. This past Sunday, I read that the father of the bride...
Jul 19, 20154 min read
Gender Neutral Names Are the Rage For 2015
On the way to work, listening to the radio, this Grandma was hearing about new babies of celebrities, all gender neutral names, and many...
Jul 17, 20152 min read
Experts Are Back to Play for Children As Important in Education
For two months in a row, the New York Times has had significant articles about new studies by scientists, education researchers and...
Jul 6, 20153 min read
Being a Boomer Grandma is Like a Triple Decker Sandwich
In the Miami Herald, March 20, 2015, Joe Cardona wrote an editorial about “A Generation between the Young and the Old,” bemoaning his...
Jun 1, 20153 min read
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