Celebrate National Grandparents Day with GaGa Sisterhood on 9/11
Celebrate National Grandparents Day on September 11 with GaGa Sisterhood’s speaker, Shirley Showalter, author of “The Mindful Grandparent.”
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Ambivalent Feelings About the Holidays?
Do you ever feel ambivalent around the holidays? Find out what triggers your ambivalence and tips to tackle ambivalence.
Read More »Adapting Holiday Traditions During COVID-19
Holidays are so often filled with traditions and memories. This is an exceptional year. It’s also an opportunity to create new memories that will be handed down through the next generation. It’s an opportunity to remind your grandchildren that you are a resilient family. Keep it simple, fill it with joy and gratitude.
Read More »Create Family New Year’s Resolutions
Make New Year’s resolutions for your family by reflecting on the past year and thinking about the year to come. This conscious effort communicates a special kind of love to your family members.
Read More »Have Your Holiday Traditions Changed?
Many of us feel pressure to maintain family holiday traditions because holidays are infused with expectations. A wise grandma told me we need to get over yearning for the holiday traditions of the past and just accept what is.
Read More »Opening a Baby’s Time Capsule After 13 Years
In 2004, we celebrated my granddaughter’s first birthday by creating a time capsule for her. In April 2016, she opened her time capsule with her family — it was a magical moment for everyone.
Read More »Adapting to Our Changing Thanksgiving Traditions
Our Thanksgiving traditions are changing and we need to adapt. Families move, relationships change, beliefs change, our loved ones pass on and we need to learn to be flexible.
Read More »Celebrating Grandparents Day with Rituals and Traditions
Women are often the ritual makers for the family, but today’s moms may not have time to plan rituals. Grandmas can help by creating simple rituals for their grandchildren.
Read More »The Night Before My Birthday Book
Joni Rubinstein started a birthday eve tradition of reading a poem to her children when they were just one year old. The poem eventually became her book.
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