Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs Wins Rave Reviews
Review of popular childrens book “Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs.”
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First Grandmother Sacrifices Independence for Granddaughters
Should you have to give up your life to be a grandmother?
Read More »Does Teaching Sign Language Delay Speech?
Research indicates that signing eases a child’s frustration when she can’t speak. Ultimately, we must trust that each child will develop at her own rate and in her own style.
Read More »Making a Difference in the World
GaGa Sisterhood March 2009 meeting: How one family was inspired to make a difference after volunteering with Save the Children.
Read More »Disciplining Your Grandchild
I admit it—I’ve never been good at disciplining kids. As a parent, I was a pushover and if I had to do it over again, I’d try much harder to be consistent and stricter.
Read More »Caps For Sale – An Enduring Classic
A favorite childhood book is now enjoyed by a third generation of children
Read More »When Children Spell
From the time Juliet was a toddler she’s always been keenly observant. Even when you don’t think she’s listening and understanding, she is. And when she doesn’t understand what’s going on, she’ll ask: What are you talking about? When my daughter doesn’t want Juliet to know what we’re talking about, she uses the age-old trick of spelling a few keys words, for example: Have you decided on a G-I-F-T for her B-I-R-T-H-D-A-Y?
Read More »Storytelling with Nancy Mellon
Nancy Mellon is a therapist, teacher, and author of three books. Her newest book is Body Eloquence. She has been teaching storytelling as a healing art for over two decades and believes that stories broaden our inner knowing, our compassion, and our sense of self.
Read More »Competing with the “Other” Grandmother
Natural rivalry between grandmothers happens, but our grandchildren need all the love they can get.
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