When we grandmas were having our first babies, we were in the dark ages of information about child rearing. Now we are in the era of...

Feeding a newborn is one of this Grandma’s favorite activities.  I love how the baby feels in my arms.  I love how the baby smells, after...

146 years is how long the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus has enthralled children of all ages with performances of “The...

HAPPY NEW YEAR 2017! In this new era of seeking and collecting experiences instead of things, the articles about proposed 2017 New Year’s...

This Grandma tries hard to keep up with the fast moving Internet effect on our changing world.  It is the 12th anniversary of Facebook,...

In the car, December 1, 2016, this Grandma heard a radio commentator say that the term “Dad” is out as it makes the father more distant...

There is an actual National Toy Hall of Fame in Rochester, New York.  Each year, since1998, “toys that have inspired creative play and...

I watch the Today Show each weekday morning and when this Grandma saw there was a study done on the ten happiest songs on earth, it...

One of this Grandma’s mantras is to create rituals and traditions with grandchildren because that is what they will remember from their...

One of the first songs this Grandma began singing to grandchildren, as soon as they connected faces with names and could call each person...

With tears in my own eyes, this Grandma just heard of the death, minutes ago, of a long (we never say old) dear friend’s mother.  She was...

This Boomer Grandma has been contemplating lately, having lived almost 70 years,  how technology and communication have changed and...

One of this Grandma’s favorite gifts to buy the grandchildren is a new battery operated toothbrush.  We adults know that we should...

This Grandma is not athletic, but when Grandpa and I bought our children an outdoor ping pong table for our screened porch when they...

This Grandma remembers being the first transition person, the first “overnight” for parents of our first grandchild to be away from their...

One of this Grandma’s mantras is that each family is unique and there is no right way or one way to raise kids.   The grandchildren will...

We experienced grandmas know we cannot expect mail from our summer campers, but they expect much mail from us.   The grandchildren at...

When I was in my 20’s, a slightly older friend rankled  when  this Grandma mentioned that I was getting together with “the girls.” She...

This Grandma loves watching babies watch bubbles.  This Grandma loves watching toddlers try to catch bubbles.  This Grandma loves when...

It is not often that the Oppenheimer Toy Awards fail me.  This Grandma can usually find a wonderful  award  winning toy item on...