We cover topics that matter to grandparents - and parents - such as concrete ways to help new parents, understanding new trends in child care, and meaningful ways to connect the generations. The resources and products we offer foster open communication, encourage healthy boundaries, and equip new grandparents with the tools they need to become a supportive partner to their grandchild's parents. Sign up for our newsletter to find out why grandparenting isn't about spoiling the grandkids anymore. Parents welcome!
Do you remember that ðŸ˜feeling?
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Hello, Reader! I got a photo today from my youngest sister as she dropped my niece off at college. I’ve been seeing 😠emojis all over Instagram from parents doing the same: saying goodbye as their child starts a new chapter. Do you remember that feeling when your oldest child started off on a life without you? Whether it was college, or the military, or their first apartment…suddenly the whole family dynamic shifted. Sometimes it’s an easy transition. My son was so busy working and socializing in the months before he started college that his absence was hardly noticeable. I also think that we had an advantage as a military family: we were used to having a key member of the family gone for months at a time. Sometimes it’s not so easy. It can hurt to admit our children don’t need us in the same way. It can be lonely without them at the dinner table. And it can be painful to not know where they are or what they are doing most of the time. It’s easy to make mistakes in our desire to stay connected. We sometimes fail recognize that the ways we’ve interacted with them for the last 18 years don’t work anymore. But we adapt to this new dynamic. We learn new ways to relate to them. New ways to communicate. New ways to connect. Navigating through changes in family dynamics is stressful! Especially when it’s an entirely new chapter. (You probably see where this is going…) Becoming a grandparent requires another major shift in how we relate to our adult children. Once again, there’s a new dynamic to navigate, and we can make mistakes. We’ve got to figure out how to interact with those adult children—and their partners!—all over again. But just as my sister has me to share my hard-earned wisdom about daughters growing up, you’ve got me to share the wisdom I’ve gathered about navigating becoming a grandparent. Thanks to More Than Grand, you can avoid the mistakes! If you don’t know the many ways we can help you, just ask and I’ll point you in the right direction. I read every email myself, and respond to every single question. Warm regards, P.S. Here’s a blog post about some of the most common mistakes new grandparents make: Grandparent Mistakes: 3 Ways You're Straining Your Relationship with Your Family​ ​ ​ Thanks for reading! If you found this valuable, please forward it to a friend! ​ DeeDee Moore | Founder, More Than Grand LLC | morethangrand.com |
​Calling all new grandparents! (and parents, too!)
We cover topics that matter to grandparents - and parents - such as concrete ways to help new parents, understanding new trends in child care, and meaningful ways to connect the generations. The resources and products we offer foster open communication, encourage healthy boundaries, and equip new grandparents with the tools they need to become a supportive partner to their grandchild's parents. Sign up for our newsletter to find out why grandparenting isn't about spoiling the grandkids anymore. Parents welcome!
Dear Reader, When my oldest children were in elementary school, my husband was stationed in North Carolina. Rather than living on the military base, we lived near a rural town, surrounded by pine forests and tobacco fields. I loved that our children were growing up in a place where the pace of life was slow, where they could roam and play as I had as a child, and where the people were hard working and family-focused. It seemed idyllic. Until one day at the community pool, when I overheard a...
Shall we make a new rule of life from tonight: always to try to be a little kinder than is necessary?~ J.M. Barrie 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 Wondering how to be a better grandparent? The answer might be closer than you think....
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