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!
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There are some days when I think I'm going to die from an overdose of satisfaction. 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 GrandparentFeeling uncertain about how the holidays will go as a grandparent? Click here to join our FREE 7-Day Holiday Harmony Challenge (starts Oct 15th) and learn how to handle visits, gifts, and family dynamics with confidence. The best grandparents have figured out something: the rules that got them through raising children in the '80s and '90s don't work anymore. What they've stopped doing is as important as what they've started. Read If You Want Your Adult Kids and Grandkids to Visit (and Actually Enjoy It), Stop Doing These 9 Things Immediately. Connecting with Your GrandchildrenAlthough much of the emotional support a child receives comes from their parents, grandparents can also play a valuable role in their emotional development. Read 11 Things the Most Emotionally Supportive Grandparents Do Differently and see what psychologist recommend. When we become grandparents, the traditions we cherished with our own children may not continue. While we may be sad those traditions have ended, we have the opportunity to create new traditions with our grandchildren. Learn how those traditions can be an opportunity to pass along our values in Holiday Traditions: Starting Traditions with Grandchildren. Helping ParentsIt can be hard to balance your excitement as a new grandparent with the needs of exhausted parents when welcoming your first grandchild. For tips on supportive grandparenting during this time, read Welcoming Your First Grandchild: Balancing Excitement with New Parent Needs What if your decades of parenting experience isn’t useful to your adult children—not because you did anything wrong, but because they have access to parenting information you never had? Learn why this shift is the key to staying relevant while respecting them as parents in Why Won't My Adult Children Listen to My Parenting Advice? Gift IdeasSkip the sweet treats and surprise your grandchild with a book for Halloween. We share the best Halloween board and picture books on the blog, with a new addition from one of our favorite authors, Matthew Forsythe. Colorful magnetic building tiles can keep children busy for hours—and you’ll want to join in the fun! This affordably priced set has rave reviews. See our recommendations for everything from baby gear to books: Visit our Amazon Shop! 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, I don’t have many bad dreams, but I do have a recurring Christmas nightmare. I have it every year without fail. In the dream, it’s late on Christmas Eve, and I suddenly realize I haven’t bought or wrapped any stocking stuffers. I race to the only open store, which is always the Sav-on Drugs of my childhood, and buy random items to fill stockings for all my children. I always wake up in a panic. And then, every year, I realize I still have plenty of time, and I start to get...
Dear Reader, When I started More Than Grand, my goal was to help new grandparents better understand and support parents. I wanted to share the research on new baby care and safety, illuminate new parenting trends, and provide ideas for how to be helpful. I wanted to remind them to try to see things through the eyes of struggling parents, so that they could support them in the ways they need. I believed that by doing this, I could help families become closer and stronger. But as I attracted...
Grandchildren are God's way of compensating us for growing old. ~ Mary H. Waldrip 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 A meaningful apology is one of the most powerful relationship tools we have, and also one that’s sometimes hard to get...