5 Tips for Members of the Club Sandwich Generation
We grandmas are part of the “club sandwich generation” with demands from all sides: taking care of our aging parents, helping our adult children and babysitting our grandchildren.
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Downsize and Organize for the New Year
We grandmas can do our adult children a big favor by downsizing our possessions while we still have the mental and physical energy instead of leaving the responsibility to them.
Read More »Health Advice – Be Like Your Grandparents
Today’s young families can learn some valuable health advice from their grandparents and start the New Year off on the right foot.
Read More »Giving Events and Experiences for Holiday Gifts
For the holidays this year, grandparents can give gifts of events and experiences, which are incredibly enriching and valuable alternatives to giving material gifts.
Read More »Limiting Children’s Cell Phone Use
Smart phones and technology are a tremendous asset to our lives, but overuse can take away from real world experiences like reading and being outdoors. How do you limit use without conflict?
Read More »How Do You Handle Disappointment?
We must learn to handle life’s disappointments with each new experience. Here are tips to get you through disappointments that happen during the holidays.
Read More »What’s Your Grandmother Name?
One of the biggest challenges facing today’s new grandmothers is deciding on the name you want your grandchild to call you and grandmothers want to choose their own names.
Read More »Grandparents Need to Be Team Players
New grandmas often forget the most important people in their new relationship are the grandchild’s parents. That’s why grandparents need to be team players.
Read More »When Grandmas Take on Too Much
I confess to being an overachiever for most of my adult life. I bring that same mindset to being a grandma and sometimes it gets me into trouble because I take on too much.
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