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Category: Grandparents
Welcome grandparents and parents! We know how important grandparent relationships are, so here you’ll find articles, videos and events on activities grandparents can do with their grandchildren, ways to positively foster these relationships, better communication and appreciation between parents and grandparents (and vice versa!) and more!
Green Parenting: Our Homes Are Trapping Pollution Inside
By Elise Jones, blog editor We’ve been lucky in the northeast as of late, the weather has NOT been typical mid-winter weather. So the opportunity to open the windows to let in the fresh air has been ample. For those of you who are in colder climates and not able to open up your windows […]
I Dread Mealtimes with my Sister’s Kids
I am not a parent or a grandparent, but I am an aunt and I hope you’ll address this issue. My sister Brenda and her husband Patrick have two kids, my niece Kathleen, age 5, and my nephew Frankie, age 3. I adore these kids and love being with them, except at mealtimes. I dread […]
Green Parenting: Antibiotics Are Making Us Sicker
By Elise Jones, blog editor As long as I can remember, if I was really sick there was hope my illness could be treated by an antibiotic to be cured quickly. It was the mentality of my grandparents’ and parents’ generation who lived without these quick medicinal fixes and felt what the doctor told them […]
My Grandson Repeated Something Hurtful My Daughter Said
We live near our daughter, Carly, her husband, and their two children, Mikey, who is five, and Julie, who is ten. We spend a lot of enjoyable time with their family, sometimes babysitting, sometimes just everybody being together. A couple of weeks ago when the grandchildren were spending the weekend with us while their parents […]
Green Parenting: Eat Only What You Can Pronounce
By Elise Jones, blog editor When shopping for food, it’s hard for some of us to kick the nasty habit of buying the foods and snacks we had as children. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve eyed up those Swiss Cake Rolls and Frosted Flakes not to mention the Country Time Lemonade. Yummm… […]
My Granddaughter’s Secret
A few months ago my granddaughter Ruth, with whom I am very close, asked me if I would promise not to tell anyone if she told me something. I agreed. She told me that she is dating Kip, a young man she met at college. The problem is that he is not of our religion […]
I Distrust My Stepmother’s Dog
My mom died a few years ago. Last year my dad married Dottie. My husband and I have a three-year-old daughter, Kelly. Here is the problem. Dottie has a rescue dog, Butch, and she insists he has to be with her all the time, and I mean all the time. Butch was at their wedding! […]