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Everything Friends: The Why, The How, How Many or Too Many, Social Media Impact, And, Ultimately, Wisdom As You Age
All of a sudden, or not so sudden with the domination of social media, and everybody in a group sitting on their phones rather than talking to each other, studies about everything about friends and friendships are everywhere. But are they helpful? The Why I was raised by two Holocaust survivors who believed that friends were those who turned you over to the Nazis, and only family members were the people you could depend on and with whom you should surround yourself. Leaving o
Oct 145 min read
The Frick Collection and The Morgan Library in New York City - Why You Should You Go Yourself and Bring Your Children and Grandchildren to Visit Beauty in Art and Building From The Gilded Age
The photograph is a 1904 depiction of an acquisitive and manipulative Standard Oil (founded by John D. Rockefeller) as an all-powerful...
Sep 285 min read
What Word Has Been Added to The Cambridge Dictionary in 2025-‘Skibidi’?
Having teenage grandchildren is an education. Not necessarily an education that I expected nor that I desired. I did teach middle school...
Sep 13 min read
Travel Abroad With MEDJET’S Air Medical Transportation, Plus Worldwide Travel Security, Crisis Response and Evacuation Services Available to Travelers Who are Boomers Ages 75-84 and Age 85+
With what is happening in world travel now, it is important for this Grandma to introduce those of you who are unaware to MEDJET. PopPop...
Jul 216 min read
This Grandma’s Favorite New Tip About Hugging Grandchildren, and Additional Five Best Tips on Personal Touch For All Ages and For Health Based On Scientific Research
This Grandma’s favorite tip about hugs is that you should never be the first to let go when you are hugging your grandchild. I learned...
Jun 164 min read
The Ultimate Travel Gear Guide for Babies, Toddlers & Kids: Essentials for Stress-Free Travel Perfect for Baby Shower, New Baby, or Just Great Gifts
This Boomer Grandma learned years ago that we raised our children, the parents of our grandchildren, in the dark ages, and we do not know...
May 195 min read
Reading and Writing Cursive May No Longer be Taught to Our Grandchildren: An Easy Three Step Process For Grandparents to Teach Grandchildren How to Create A Cursive Signature of Their Own
When this Grandma was a child, I remember hearing about how some would mark their signature with an X because they could not read or...
Oct 2, 20224 min read
The “Game Of Life” Has Changed Drastically Even For Our Early Elementary Grandchildren With More Choices Than We Boomer Grandparents Ever Imagined
The 50th Anniversary of “The Game Of Life” is considered the classic edition. The original game came out in 1960, when this Grandma was...
Oct 2, 20194 min read
How We Grandparents Can Share What Our Grandchildren Will Never Know Otherwise Part 1: Reading and Writing Cursive Is No Longer Taught to Our Grandchildren
When this Grandma was a child, I remember hearing about how some would mark their signature with an X because they could not read or...
Feb 6, 20197 min read
Award Winning Outdoor Toys For 2018 Spring and Summer Fun
Each year the Oppenheimer Toy Awards on Toy Portfolio give us guidance as to our toy purchases. Each year, it seems, it is harder to...
May 23, 20185 min read
Surprise at the Continuing Misunderstanding Regarding Joint Custody and What Grandparents Should Know About How To Handle Disputes Between the Parents of Our Grandchildren
Grandparents should only take one side in disputes between the parents of our grandchildren–the side of the grandchildren. Parental...
Feb 13, 20188 min read
Best Ways of Taking Back Control from Children With Smartphones and Computers in This Electronic Age
This Grandma is amazed at the number of our school aged grandchildren with smart phones, some as young as 7. According to a study by...
Mar 7, 20175 min read
Winnie the Pooh is “Young Old” and New Again at Age 90 and It’sTime to Introduce him to Our Grandc
This Grandma has decided that we of the Boomer generation will remain “young old,” vibrant and active, at age 90. Our parents’...
Oct 13, 20164 min read
July Fourth Celebration For Grandchildren
It is not a mistake that this post is called July Fourth celebration FOR Grandchildren rather than WITH grandchildren. Summers are times...
Jun 28, 20162 min read
Rubik’s Cube Fun For Grandchildren
Visiting the oldest grandchild, I found him playing unusually with a low tech toy–a Rubik’s Cube. He said he and his twelve year old...
Aug 28, 20152 min read
Boys and Their Favorite Toys From Preschool On Through School Age Come from Japan and Involve Bakugan, Pokemon and BeyBlades
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...
Mar 16, 20152 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
Non-fiction Books Grip School Aged Grandchildren
Visiting grandchildren always means viewing their stash of books and seeing if their home library needs refreshing. If I need...
Aug 7, 20143 min read
Planning the Perfect Multigenerational Family Vacation at Every Age and Every Stage
As our oldest grandchildren enter middle school age, this Grandma can reflect on what makes a perfect multigenerational family vacation...
May 1, 20146 min read
Grandma Gets Ready for the Holidays 2013: Best School Age Gifts for Christmas or Chanukah 2013
This Grandma gets ready for the holidays early. Searching Toy Portfolio for the best new Oppenheimer Toy Award platinum award winning...
Nov 24, 201310 min read
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