My Mother and My Granddaughter Share a Love of Fashion
Is there a fashion gene? My mom has always been a creative woman who loves fashion. Recently, my 10-year old granddaughter, Juliet, has shown the same love of fashion.
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Dealing with the Disappointment of Canceled Plans
How do you deal with the disappointment of canceled plans when your grandchild gets sick? Here are four steps for dealing with disappointment. The hardest part is getting past the initial disappointment and angst of indecision to a place of accepting that your plans must be canceled and reaching a place of calm.
Read More »Ask Amy Is Too Soft on Toxic Grandma
Ask Amy offers advice to a young mom on how to handle her mother who is fat-phobic and may be passing on her eating disorder to her 14-month old granddaughter.
Read More »Are You Different as a Grandma Than Your Mother Was?
Every generation has some similarities and differences with the generation that preceded it. Are you different as a grandma than your mother was?
Read More »Learning to Ask for Help
How do you navigate challenges? Do you head out into the forest to slay the dragon alone? Or do you enlist the help and strategic counsel of other knights and soothsayers?
Read More »We Can’t Hide Things From Our Mothers
We cannot hide things from our mothers. They are like a detective assigned to only one case – us. We’re a puzzle and they know all the misshapen pieces. They know how they fit together.
Read More »Why Do Grandmothers Exist?
I participated in a in a Huff Post Live panel with Judith Shulevitz to discuss her New Republic article: Why Do Grandmothers Exist? Solving an evolutionary mystery.
Read More »Being Present with Grandkids vs. Entertaining Them
As grandparents, we often think we have to entertain our grandchildren when we’re together. But sometimes, just “going with the flow and no place to go” can be better.
Read More »Parental Guidance Is Not Just for Grandparents
Billy Crystal’s Parental Guidance is a feel great movie that will have you laughing with familiarity and probably shedding a tear if you’re a softie like this grandma.
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