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As the Grandma Sandwich, This Grandma Rethinks “The Family Bed” Again and Its Impact on Our Grandchildren Getting Married and Becoming a Great Grandparent
Just recently, I was having lunch with two yoga buddies who were mutual grandparents of a three year old, their first and only...
Mar 19, 20245 min read
To Have the Most Access to and the Best Relationship with Your Grandchildren, Always Go First to the Parent of Your Grandchildren Who is Your Child About Any Issue
I initially wrote this blog post a few years ago. One long (we never say old) dear friend has a new baby grandson who lives nearby with...
Sep 2, 20239 min read
To Have the Most Access to and the Best Relationship with Your Grandchildren, Always Go First to the Parent of Your Grandchildren Who is Your Child About Any Issue
I initially wrote this blog post a few years ago, long before the word “pandemic” was in our everyday vocabulary and has taken over our...
Mar 7, 20219 min read
Just When “Mom” and “Dad” Lose Favor With One Generation They Gain A New Definition with Another In the Fast New World of Social Media
This Grandma tries hard to keep up with the fast moving Internet effect on our changing world. It is the 12th anniversary of Facebook,...
Dec 22, 20163 min read
Is G-Date, Grandparent Date, the Dating Service Misnamed
The Hebrew Nursing Home in Riverdale, New York, is in the news. The New York Times, July 12, 2016, reporting on it, in “Too Old For Sex:...
Jul 26, 20162 min read
The Skim” Connects Us to the Parents of Our Grandchildren
The news media is heralding a new era. We Boomers are of the newspaper generation. I still like my morning newspaper – or I should say,...
Sep 2, 20152 min read
Best Five Tips on How Grandma Can Be the Star For Parents and Grandchildren With Back to School Expenses
Florida has a special time every August where there is no sales tax for Back to School expenses, an exemption for clothing of $100 or...
Aug 11, 20153 min read
Parents of the Grandchildren Just Say No to SpongeBob SquarePants
This Grandma did not know. A grandchild wanted a SpongeBob plush toy. I was about to purchase it when the parent of the grandchild went...
Feb 21, 20155 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
Why Should We Care about Our Grandchildren’s Resiliency?
Watching the national news the last few days was watching and hearing about resiliency. Jill Abramson, the first woman to be the...
May 29, 20145 min read
Grandma’s Best Tip for Attending Grandpa’s (Husband’s, Significant Other’s)
When I thought about sharing what I have learned professionally and personally about relationships and high school reunions, I thought...
May 19, 20142 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
The Grandma Dilemma of Definition of Grandchildren: Children’s Relationships with Partners Who Have Children
September 4, 2013, in the Miami Herald, Carolyn Hax, answered a question about grandparenting common in our era, “Grandma Struggling with...
Oct 3, 20133 min read
Father’s Day Gifts to Make in Advance
Each year, as every year, this Grandma has tried to think of projects she can do with the grandchildren on a visit which will also create...
Jun 7, 20133 min read
Working Moms vs. Stay At Home Moms: Grandma’s Perspective
My daughter, a lawyer and a mother, forwarded me an article by Devon Corneal, a lawyer and a mother, from the Huffington Post, on January...
Feb 8, 20136 min read
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