A new study from Stamford University is great news for the parents of our grandchildren. Increasingly both public and private schools...

A dear, long (we never say old) friend called me to ask what she should get her granddaughter for her second birthday. The first words...

My daughters always ask this Grandma to do the research for them. This time it was preparation for preschool, and on the list of things...

This week Twitter had a tweet about taking toddlers to New York City. The tweet did not seem to promote this occurrence. Having taken...

If you are grandma with grandsons, there is a new language to learn, Bakugan and Pokemon, and they make the best visit presents. Japan is...

Grandpa and I went to the New York Museum of Modern Art, “Matisse, The Cut-Outs” Show. We learned all about his process and saw hundreds...

Okay.  This Grandma is doing what her parents did, talking about the “good old days.”  Not remembering how much things cost back when,...

The mother of our youngest grandchild, age three, sent each one in the family this email: His daycare provider shared this exchange with...

Visit Orlando has just rolled out a multimillion dollar campaign targeted at parents of toddlers and preschoolers that “May is Made for...

People Magazine, December 22, 2014, listed the top 10 box office winning movies for 2014. Most of them, if not all of them, seem to be...

This Grandma gets ready for the holidays early.  Searching Toy Portfolio  for the best new Oppenheimer Toy Award platinum award winning...

As I was wondering why my brother would send me and the parents of our grandchildren all under ten years old,  an article entitled,...

When my brother and I were children, Halloween was a time for a lesson in thankfulness that we had enough to eat.  Our refrigerator and...

“Having it All:  Tired of What. . . .” is the title of an article by Rachel Bersche, in the New York Times Magazine, Sunday, July 14,...

Why Baltimore, of all places?  Baltimore is an easy one hour drive from D.C. and a great day trip.  It is three hours from  N.Y.C . and a...

With the New Year, in January, every article seems to be about losing weight.  To keep the articles interesting through February, the...

Watching the Today Show on NBC on January 22, 2013, I saw Philip Galanes, New York Times columnist and author of the book, “Social Q’s:...

A Surprising Wonderful Multigenerational Vacation Place with Grandchildren As Floridian grandparents, Disney World is a great place for a...