Grandparents, like heroes, are as necessary to a child's growth as vitamins. ~Joyce Allston Each Saturday, we send you a roundup of articles and resources that will help you be a better grandparent. We may receive a commission for purchases made through affiliate links in this email. This is an easy and much appreciated way for you to support More Than Grand! Growing as a Grandparent What kind of world will your grandchildren inherit – and will they be ready for it? Author Melissa...
2 days ago • 1 min read
Our greatest responsibility is to be good ancestors. ~Jonas Salk Each Saturday, we send you a roundup of articles and resources that will help you be a better grandparent. We may receive a commission for purchases made through affiliate links in this email. This is an easy and much appreciated way for you to support More Than Grand! Growing as a Grandparent Do you have problems relating to your son- or daughter-in-law? You might want to read Just Listen, a book that may help you get along...
9 days ago • 1 min read
An open ear is the only believable sign of an open heart. ~David Augsburger Each Saturday, we send you a roundup of articles and resources that will help you be a better grandparent. We may receive a commission for purchases made through affiliate links in this email. This is an easy and much appreciated way for you to support More Than Grand! Growing as a Grandparent How do you balance caring for aging parents, supporting adult children with new babies, staying connected to the ones without...
23 days ago • 1 min read
It's impossible for a grandmother to understand that few people, and maybe none, will find her grandchild as endearing as she does. ~Janet Lanese Each Saturday, we send you a roundup of articles and resources that will help you be a better grandparent. We may receive a commission for purchases made through affiliate links in this email. This is an easy and much appreciated way for you to support More Than Grand! Growing as a Grandparent Grandmas get so much of the attention online, but...
about 1 month ago • 1 min read
More and more, when I single out the person out who inspired me most, I go back to my grandfather. ~James Earl Jones Each Saturday, we send you a roundup of articles and resources that will help you be a better grandparent. We may receive a commission for purchases made through affiliate links in this email. This is an easy and much appreciated way for you to support More Than Grand! Growing as a Grandparent What is it like to be a grandfather today? Jeff Segal looks at it from through both a...
about 1 month ago • 1 min read
Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does. ~William James Each Saturday, we send you a roundup of articles and resources that will help you be a better grandparent. We may receive a commission for purchases made through affiliate links in this email. This is an easy and much appreciated way for you to support More Than Grand! Growing as a Grandparent Grandparent estrangement is on the rise and it’s one of the most painful things a family can go through. Whether you or a friend is...
about 2 months ago • 1 min read
Dear Reader, Somewhere I have a photo of my son from his 18th birthday. I can’t find it, but it is as clear in my mind as the day it was taken. He’s dressed as a pirate, walking across the lawn in his grandmother’s garden, with a string of younger siblings and cousins trailing behind him. I remember it so clearly because that moment in time captured so much of what I love about my son. Instead of a party with friends, he chose to celebrate this milestone birthday with his extended family. He...
2 months ago • 3 min read
My grandkids believe I’m the oldest thing in the world. And after two or three hours with them, I believe it, too.~Gene Perret Each Saturday, we send you a roundup of articles and resources that will help you be a better grandparent. We may receive a commission for purchases made through affiliate links in this email. This is an easy and much appreciated way for you to support More Than Grand! Growing as a Grandparent The Essential Questions is written as a guide to interviewing your...
2 months ago • 1 min read
Dear Reader, Last week a podcast host asked me a question I loved: “What are your favorite ways to foster family culture and identity as a grandparent?” I don’t think I’ve ever thought about it in those terms before, but I immediately thought of Donut Friday. Donut Friday is a highly anticipated part of our annual July family week. It’s nothing more and nothing less than what it sounds like: We get donuts on Friday. That's it. But by naming that simple tradition, it elevates it into a ritual...
2 months ago • 2 min read
We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing. ~ George Bernard Shaw Each Saturday, we send you a roundup of articles and resources that will help you be a better grandparent. We may receive a commission for purchases made through affiliate links in this email. This is an easy and much appreciated way for you to support More Than Grand! Growing as a Grandparent Biting your tongue as a grandparent sounds simple: just don't say everything you’re thinking. But if...
2 months ago • 1 min read