Parentless Parents Need Surrogate Grandparents
Parents who’ve lost their own parents find it hard to raise their children without grandparents. There is a website that is matching families with surrogate grandparents.
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Grandparents – Let’s Have Our Say!
At our July GaGa Sisterhood meeting twenty grandmas engaged in a lively discussion that was long overdue: When Being a Grandma Isn’t So Grand. Fairly early in the conversation one grandma brought up a good point: how come we’re the ones who have to bend over backwards in relationships with our children? What about our
Read More »Are Today’s Parents Too Crazy With Worry?
Child safety is a major concern for parents. But can a child be too safe? How safe is safe enough?
Read More »When Being a Grandma Isn’t So Grand
Grandmas get to vent at the GaGa Sisterhood meeting. They share many similar challenges in their relationships with the parents of their grandchildren.
Read More »Grandparents Raising Grandchildren
Nearly six million children in the US are being raised by their grandparents. Karen Best Wright’s story will give you a better idea of the depth and breadth of the problem.
Read More »Spending Equal Time With Your Grandchildren
Grandmothers must make a conscious effort to spend equal time with grandchildren to avoid showing favoritism
Read More »My Granddaughter Reinforces the Rules
Grandchildren remind us to follow rules for safe driving and hand washing
Read More »First Grandmother Sacrifices Independence for Granddaughters
Should you have to give up your life to be a grandmother?
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.
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