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Best of Boston with Grandchildren
Boston is a great city to visit with grandchildren. Our grandson is nearly nine and we spent two wonderful days there. The wharf area is...
Aug 28, 20122 min read


The baby nurse–the best EXPENSIVE gift you can give your newborn grandchild
When my younger daughter was pregnant, she insisted she did not want a baby nurse. Although my older daughter had a baby nurse for both...
Aug 27, 20125 min read


Grandma’s favorite websites for gifts for grandchildren
I have so many websites I love for different reasons when buying gifts for grandchildren. Two websites stand out from the rest....
Jul 8, 20124 min read


Child’s Developmental Milestones According to Grandma
My oldest daughter could not say the letter R until she was nearly five years old. This was a major problem for me as her name began...
Jul 6, 20123 min read


Pizza for Breakfast and Dessert First
Parents worry about what their children eat. Parents worry about how much their children eat. Food is a family issue and family topic and...
Jul 4, 20123 min read


My Mother-in-law, the Star
Our GG is eighty eight years old. GG stands for great grandmother and is the absolute best name as the great grandchild can say GG at...
Jul 4, 20124 min read


Never Say No Number 2
I believe it is not my job as a grandma to discipline my grandchildren. Remember, all joy and no responsibility when it comes to...
Jun 27, 20122 min read


The Grandma on the Floor
One of the absolute best tips I received was to always be the grandma on the floor. Of course, I asked what that meant. My friend...
Jun 27, 20121 min read


Grandma’s best care package to camp
Our oldest grandson is going to sleep away camp for the first time. This means a mission to create the best care package to send to...
Jun 12, 20125 min read


Grandma holiday shopping
Every year since we have become grandparents, we have given holiday gifts that the parents requested and needed for the children’s care...
Dec 12, 20114 min read


Being a Ten Year Old Grandma
Every year my grandchildren would ask me how old I was on my birthday. I would answer, “ten, of course.” My grandchildren would believe...
Nov 13, 20111 min read


Names for Grandma and Names for Grandchild
Names for Grandchild: Another time you never say no. In the newspaper today, a British survey was mentioned that found that more than 8...
Nov 6, 20114 min read


Never Say No–Number 1
Never say no to the Pregnant Pair The pregnant pair are asserting their independence as a couple and solidifying their nuclear family...
Oct 9, 20112 min read


Songs, Sonograms, Shopping, and Creating a History
I remember exactly where I was when I learned the sex of my first grandchild–in front of the Cooper-Hewitt Museum in Manhattan. The...
Sep 18, 20117 min read


How to be the Best Grandma in the World with the Most Joy and Least Responsibility
Raising children is difficult, time consuming, challenging–just plain HARD. There is a saying that if I knew how much fun it was to be a...
Sep 17, 20114 min read
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