Granny Gomez and Jigsaw
Deborah Underwood’s new book for kids, Granny Gomez and Jigsaw, is about a grandma who plays drums, climbs mountains, loves puzzles, and has a pet pig.
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Nurture Creativity in Your Grandchildren
Grandparents have the energy and resources to nurture creativity in grandchildren. The key is to let go and leave artistic and inventive decisions up to the child.
Read More »I Remember Grandma Amelia
September 23 is my grandma Amelia’s birthday. A second generation San Franciscan, she was born in 1893 and lived in the City until she passed away at age 93.
Read More »How to Raise a Child Who Loves to Read
Reading Together gives a wealth of strategies, book titles, and conversation topics to help children find what to read, and then how to find meaning and pleasure in their reading.
Read More »Online Storytelling Resources
When I was growing up, I loved listening to my grandmother’s stories. Now I’m carrying on this tradition with the benefit of modern technology.
Read More »Homeschooling Is the New Family Adventure
This semester my daughter enrolled my 7-year-old granddaughter in a charter school for homeschooling. Homeschooling is not about sitting at the table and teaching. And it’s growing in popularity.
Read More »GaGa Sisterhood Ranked in Top 12 Grandparent Blogs
The GaGa Sisterhood was named one of the Top 12 GRANDparent Blogs in GRAND Magazine’s 1st Annual Best of the Web 2010 Awards. Their decision was based on criteria such as content, ease of navigation, Web traffic and overall look and appeal.
Read More »Aunt Mary’s Rose
A moving and sweet story for children ages 4 – 8 that touches on some sensitive themes: the Great Depression, the loss of a family war hero, care taking, and endurance. But they’re lightened by Aunt Mary’s gentle storytelling and the promise of her apple pie.
Read More »Hands Free or Hands Off: The Cell Phone Dilemma
According to Matt Richtel, driving while texting or talking on your cell phone is the most powerful manifestation of distraction. Science is finding that it’s riskier to talk on a cell phone, even with a hands-free device, while driving than it is to talk to a passenger in your car.
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