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It is Not Too Soon To Have Dear Abby’s Teen Car Contract and to Know What to Look for In Car Safety
This Grandma had a used car for the second daughter. However, newer safety features were not in the car, so it was traded up for a car...
Jan 12, 20165 min read
Active Shooter Training and How to Talk to Grandchildren About Terrorism Are Things We Grandmas All Must Know
This Grandma has had active shooter training from our brave and courageous local law enforcement. The trainers said to pass along the...
Dec 25, 20159 min read
American Academy of Pediatrics Comes Into the Twenty First Century Regarding Electronics and Children Just in Time to Stop Parental Guilt Over Parents’ Reality
This Grandma never understood the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommendations that children, ages two and under, have absolutely...
Oct 18, 20156 min read
Eight Tips of What to Do or Not Do When You Want to be a Grandma but the Future Parents to be Are Not Cooperating
This Grandma writes often about our generation not being our parents’ generation. I speak of it about the way we think, the way we act,...
Sep 14, 20156 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
There is Now Proof that Our Children and Grandchildren Will Survive Parenting “Mistakes”
This Grandma likes to assuage all new parents’ fears and concerns. New parents worry about everything. I like to say, “There is no right...
Feb 18, 20153 min read
Over the . . .Top Luxurious Holiday Gifts Grandchildren Would Love
If money were no object and a grandma did not care what anything cost, here are over the top luxurious holiday gifts grandchildren would...
Dec 2, 20143 min read
This Grandma Laments Parents’ Responsibility Regarding Crime Watch Tips for Sending Grandchildren Back to School
Okay. This Grandma is doing what her parents did, talking about the “good old days.” Not remembering how much things cost back when,...
Sep 9, 20143 min read
Preserving Memories by Displaying Collections with Grandchildren
This Grandma is always looking for creative ways to engage grandchildren with little effort and little cost. When I was young, using...
Aug 15, 20142 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
Caring for Grandchildren Makes This Grandma Wonder How She Had the Strength to Raise Children
My younger daughter needed help. Of course, this Grandma volunteered to watch the two younger grandchildren for her. Nearly at the same...
May 14, 20144 min read
A Grandma Who Needs Grandma Lessons
On January 10, 2014, Carolyn Hax’s column in the Miami Herald caught my attention, “MIL Disregards Mom’s Wishes.” Wow, does this Grandma...
Feb 5, 20145 min read
Begin the New Year Without Guilt for the Working Parents of Our Grandchildren
I saw a young professional mother at work. She just came back to work after maternity leave and professed an additional stress—maternal...
Jan 17, 20143 min read
On Sharing Grandma’s Views on Spanking
We always knew it. Spanking a child does no good. It is usually done when a parent is angry and is a wrong teaching moment. Now we...
Dec 4, 20134 min read
Grandma’s View on Staying Together for the Children
Carolyn Hax, in “Feeling Distance in the Marriage but Sticking it out for the Kids,” October 18, 2013, in the Miami Herald, gave one of...
Nov 10, 20135 min read
Grandma Argues With the “New” Experts About Arguing in Front of Children
In the Wall Street Journal, September 23, 2013, was an article by Andrea Peterson, titled, “The Family That Fights Together: New...
Nov 2, 20133 min read
Does Anyone With Children Have It All?
“Having it All: Tired of What. . . .” is the title of an article by Rachel Bersche, in the New York Times Magazine, Sunday, July 14,...
Aug 16, 20136 min read
Grandma Says Shift the Focus from Moms and Dads Wanting to “Have it All” to the Family Team
The Today Show on NBC on Friday, March 15, 2013 had a segment on new research which “shows that as more moms join the workforce, men want...
May 9, 20135 min read
Making Of a Grandchild, Minus the Couple
The Sunday New York Times, Style Section, February 10, 2013, had the following headline article, “Making a Child, Minus the Couple: Pairs...
May 5, 20135 min read
Grandma’s View on Taking Grandchildren to Restaurants
The NBC Today Show on February 8, 2013 highlighted the King family of Washington State, with the heading, “Kids’ Good Behavior Gets Them...
Mar 4, 20133 min read
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