On our last visit to our youngest grandchild, a toddler, his eight year old brother was humming a tune we grandparents were not familiar...

Spending a month in Manhattan’s Upper East Side, I was surprised to see so many strollers and so few tourists. This is clearly New York...

A long (we never say old) dear friend called for advice about toys for her grandson and the third child in a family. It is always a...

Onesie footies are always the key for newborn and baby dress, although this grandma does love the gowns. Our daughter in law and son,...

We know sugar is our enemy. As a post menopausal woman, I was advised that my body could not process sugar but could process fat, and...

Sometimes the best advice grandma can give on research as to what gear is needed for a new baby is to recommend that the parents-to-be...

The weather up north is thawing and it is the best time for Florida grandparents to visit the grandchildren at their home. I want to...

Headphones are a great gift item for grandchildren at any time of the year. We grandparents know how it is sitting in a car with...

When our eldest grandson was a toddler, this Grandma immediately bought him a boy doll and a stroller, in blue of course. It was hard to...

Etch a Sketch was created by a French inventor in 1955, according to a business “Briefing” in the Fort Lauderdale Sun Sentinel, February...

The New York Times best seller list has two picture books, number two and three, by Drew Daywalt, from his series on crayons for children...

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...

The youngest grandson, age four, loves Play Dough. And his mother actually allows it in her home. It may be because she was deprived as a...

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...

One of the first “grandma lessons” this Grandma received from an experienced grandma was to serve your grandchildren dessert first and...

If money were no object and a grandma did not care what anything cost, here are over the top luxurious holiday gifts grandchildren would...

“Fod Rules for Toddlers May Lead to Healthy Eating Habits,” is all over the news media. A study was done at the University of Buffalo on...

“How Music May Make Babies Team Players,” is the title of an article by Nicholas Bakalar in the New York Times, July 4, 2014. He...

“Pediatrics Group to Recommend Reading Aloud to Children From Birth,” is the title of an article by Motoko Rich published in the New York...