52 Ways to Connect with Grandkids
Mindfulness teaches us it’s not about spoiling our grandchildren; instead, it’s about showing up and modeling good values. It’s focusing on presence above presents.
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Lessons Learned from Parenting Adult Children
By sharing our stories at our GaGa Sisterhood meeting, we learned some valuable strategies for parenting our adult children who are now parents themselves.
Read More »Start a New Birthday Tradition (Giveaway)
Joni Rubinstein, author of “The Night Before My Birthday Book” tells the story of how her book took on a life of its own. The GaGa Sisterhood is giving away an autographed copy of her book.
Read More »When Family Members Disagree About Religion or Politics
As our country becomes more polarized and volatile, families are having painful disagreements about politics or religion. Learn three ways to rebuild peace and family closeness in 2020.
Read More »Grandma Is Too Busy to Babysit
In this letter to “Ask Amy,” a pregnant working mom asks her mother to babysit her 4-year old son one day a week. Columnist Amy Dickinson’s answer may surprise you. How would you respond to the mom?
Read More »Grandparents Need to Respect the Parents’ Boundaries
We can all learn from creating boundaries that allow us to clarify our needs, wants and comfort levels to help foster healthy relationships between parents and grandparents.
Read More »What Do You Want to Learn in 2020?
Lifelong learning matters whatever our age may be. Learning something new takes courage and determination. But it’s the best way to keep the brain thriving.
Read More »Top 10 Posts of 2019
Before we move forward into 2020, I’m taking a look backward to see which posts were the most popular in 2019. Thank you for visiting my website and making these posts the Top 10.
Read More »Build Relationships with the Gatekeepers
The best way to build relationships with your grandchild’s parents, AKA “gatekeepers” is to keep your comments to yourself and have your eyes and heart wide open.
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