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Are the Grandmas and Grandpas Responsible for Connecting the Generations?

By Corrie Lynn Player

Last week, I started musing about that wonderful stage of life that makes up for the infirmities of age — grandparenting. I said that grandparents can influence, for good, their grandchildren in very specific ways, the most important of which are the creation, implementation and continuance of traditions.

I’d like to [...]

Grandma and Grandpa are the Unsung Heroes of the Autism Epidemic

By Julie Obradovic

Julie Obradovic is a Contributing Editor to Age of Autism

A recent post on The Thinking Mom’s reminded me about the roles grandparents play in the autism epidemic. I believe in many cases they are the unsung heroes of much of what we’ve been able to accomplish in the pursuit of [...]

Join the Conversation and you could win a prize for your grandchildren!

As you may know, we’ve been running the She Said/She Said column on this website. Now Remy and Blair, the mother/daughter team (Blair Selby, aka Mom and Remy Agee, aka Grand) are now available on Facebook. If you’d like to check them out and “Like” their page, you could win a wonderful DVD for [...]

Fun ’n Games with Your Grandkids

By Diana J. Ewing

Author of The Baby Boomer Guide to Grandparenting – An Irreverent Look at the Next Big Step

Buying kiddie toys, games, and other gear is one of the many pleasures of being a grandparent. Just ask the junior executives at Mattel, Hasbro, and Toys R Us, who are banking their early [...]

Book Review: The Modern Grandparent’s Handbook: The Ultimate Guide to the New Rules of Grandparenting

Modern GrandParents Handbook

By Georgia Witkin, Ph.D. New American Library, $15. Available at Amazon and other book vendors.

We at GRAND Magazine have read just about every book that’s been published on grandparenting, and this one is right up there with the best. Georgia Witkin (psychiatry professor, therapist and grandparent) covers topics of interest [...]

Grandparenting 101

ABOUT ME: I am a mom of 4 (ages 10-27). I am Nana to 3 (plus a 4th coming this fall). And I have taught a moms class for the last 5 years. Our last child was adopted when I was 40. It has put me in a very unique situation of seeing that parent [...]