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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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 »Competing with the “Other” Grandmother
Natural rivalry between grandmothers happens, but our grandchildren need all the love they can get.
Read More »President Barack Obama Immortalized in Chopped Liver
Couple sculpts a chopped liver portrait of President Barack Obama
Read More »Setting Goals Not Making Resolutions
How are your resolutions going? We all make them—it’s part of the New Year’s tradition. We’re determined that this fresh New Year is the time to make resolutions.
Read More »My Dad’s Latke Recipe
One of the rituals I enjoy most about the Chanukah is frying potato latkes—a tradition I learned from watching my dad prepare them every year for our family Chanukah party.
Read More »Strengthen Family Bonds with Stories
By sharing your stories you help your grandchildren learn who they are and what’s important to their family.
Read More »The Granny Diaries: A Guide for Grandmothers
I wish Adair Lara had written her book, The Granny Diaries, when I first became a grandma. I would have felt so much better about all the mistakes I’ve made over the past five years. I just finished her 119-page book
Read More »Our Nation’s “First Grandmother,” Marian Robinson
Michelle Obama’s mother will move into the White House to help care for her grandchildren. Will we see the “Grandmother Effect?”
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