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How Music May Make Babies and Toddlers Team Players
“How Music May Make Babies Team Players,” is the title of an article by Nicholas Bakalar in the New York Times, July 4, 2014. He...
Aug 3, 20143 min read


Friends as the Family We Choose
This Grandma has always felt that there something special about each person I call a friend. Something drew me to those who I hold dear...
Jul 28, 20142 min read


Gender Reveal Parties: A New Reason to Celebrate?
A colleague is pregnant. She is about to find out the sex of the baby. All she is talking about is the planning of the gender reveal...
Jul 24, 20143 min read


Respect Your “Elders”
“Respect your Elders,” was a blurb on the People page of the Miami Herald recently. It said: Here are 10 TV performers, all 65 or older,...
Jul 22, 20143 min read


Grandma Being Silly “On Top of Spaghetti”
Parents tend to forget that silliness is part of childhood. They themselves stop being silly in front of their children. I often hear...
Jul 11, 20142 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


When Children and Grandchildren Ask: Why Do You Have to Work?
Recently statistics have surfaced that stay-at-home moms and stay-at-home dads have increased in number. It seems that this is partly...
Jun 29, 20143 min read


From Instyle To Oprah with Three Amazing Health Care Patient Centered Websites and Natural Advice
A long (we never say old) dear friend gave this Grandma a subscription for Instyle Magazine for a birthday present several years ago. I...
Jun 25, 20143 min read


As the Grandma Sandwich, This Grandma Rethinks “The Family Bed”
When this Grandma was raising children, the marital bed belonged to the husband and wife. The children spent time in the marital bed...
Jun 23, 20144 min read


Grandma Wonders What A Three Year Old Dreams
The mother of our youngest grandchild, age three, sent each one in the family this email: His daycare provider shared this exchange with...
Jun 9, 20145 min read


Grandma Becomes the Family Photographer
This Grandma was spoiled. A dear long (we never say old) friend was the best photographer and we shared so many family events and...
Jun 4, 20143 min read


How Young Is Too Young for a Social Media Presence?
“How Young Is Too Young for a Digital Presence?” is the title of a New York Times article, May 14, 2014, by Molly Wood. She writes that...
May 31, 20143 min read


Does Becoming a Grandma Make Us Lose Brain Cells?
When Chelsea Clinton announced she was pregnant, the news media went right to whether Hillary Clinton could be president and a grandma...
May 26, 20142 min read


Busch Gardens Tampa with Grandchildren Part Two: The Perfect Itinerary
Grandpa and I took our older two grandchildren, ages ten and seven, to Busch Gardens Tampa over Spring Break 2014. Busch Gardens is a...
May 9, 20148 min read


Grandma Refuses to Face the Facts of Growing O-l-d-e-r
This Grandma lives in Florida and loves it. Whether it is true or not, I have heard that the humidity keeps us younger, makes our skin...
Apr 28, 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


Grandmas Do Have A Responsibility After All
This Grandma’s mantra is that grandparenting should be no responsibility and all joy. After all, we did our best to be responsible...
Apr 14, 20144 min read


National Bubble Week Education and Fun for Grandchildren
We have so many holidays, but one this Grandma did not know about was National Bubble Week. It coincides with the first week of Spring...
Apr 11, 20143 min read


”Two Children is More Than Double One” Affects Assisted Reproductive Technology
This Grandma had an unexpected surprise on the arrival of the second child. I was shocked that no one had told me that having two...
Mar 31, 20142 min read


Grandma Intends to Drive Forever
Our GG (great grandmother) is ninety and still drives herself everywhere. She got a new car for her last birthday. Okay, she does not...
Mar 23, 20142 min read
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