Want to learn some great ideas to ensure your co-grandparenting is a success all around? Read up on these great tips from Dr. Gramma Karen and see how you can make an effort to build strong and supportive relationships with your family.
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This Is How to Boost Child’s Self Esteem Using Family Pictures
Kids with good self-esteem recognize good qualities about themselves and believe in their abilities.
Ask Dr. Gramma Karen: An Interview with Debbie Pincus
Dr. Gramma Karen: Debbie, thank you for agreeing to do this interview. I am pleased that my readers and I have this opportunity to learn about your experiences as a family and couples therapist.
Ask Dr. Gramma Karen: Reader Seeks Clarification on Honesty
I found your column about the three sisters and your comments about honesty very interesting. To think about honesty being, in your words, nuanced makes me both uncomfortable and intrigued. I have always tended to be very black or white about honesty: you’re either telling the truth, or you’re not.
Ask Dr. Gramma Karen: A Case For Neutrality In An Inter-Family Feud
I could use your advice. I am the middle one of three sisters. My older sister Carol is married and does not have any children. My younger sister Maureen is married and has three kids, ages 15, 13, and 12. I am married and have twin 14-year-old girls.
How You Are Doing It RIGHT
I often write about ways to improve on your parenting or new strategies or changes to make, but this time I am shaking it up. In honor of Mother’s Day month, I want to let you know why you are doing a great job. How do I know? You will see… You Woke Up And […]
Ask Dr. Gramma Karen About Mother’s Day: Do You Know . . .
Mother’s Day, created by Anna Jarvis, was first celebrated at St. Andrew’s Methodist Church in Grafton, West Virginia, on May 10, 1908. Its purpose was to recognize mothers, motherhood, and maternal bonds in general, as well as the positive contributions that they make to society.
Ask Dr. Gramma Karen: How Grandparents Can Help Their College-Bound Grandchildren
This is not an article about the college admissions scandal. You’re welcome. Rather, this is about how grandparents can help their college-bound grandchildren. When this topic of helping is raised, providing financial help with tuition often first comes to mind. There are many resources available for grandparents with this intent. For example, in addition to consulting with their own financial planners, there are innumerable online resources for grandparents who want to help with tuition, e.g., (1) (2) (3).