Presenting an online grandparent guide just for you. 

I had a dream a couple weeks ago that I was pregnant. Before you wonder, let me assure you that I am not secretly longing for a baby! (In fact, in the dream, I had decided my son and daughter-in-law could raise the baby with their three existing children!) It wasn’t exactly a nightmare, but it was definitely stressful. When I woke up, I had to laugh at myself: is launching a new online product really so close to giving birth? Let's see: insomnia, indigestion, new hopes and fears, choosing a name, figuring out where to deliver: there are definitely some similarities!
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Whatever the parallels may be, the big day has arrived. I am so happy to announce the arrival of New Grandparent Essentials. From the beginning, the mission at More Than Grand has been to arm grandparents like you with the knowledge you need to be valuable, dearly loved partners in your grandchildren’s lives. New Grandparent Essentials goes beyond that by providing concrete steps and tools to prepare for this new role. Unlike most grandparenting classes (which are few and far between!), this one goes beyond brushing up your diapering skills. 

New Grandparent Essentials is the only comprehensive guide for new grandparents on the internet. It includes:

• The MVG Secret: There are a million ways to be a grandparent, but being a Most Valuable Grandparent requires knowing this important strategy.
• Partnering with Parents: You’ll get conversation starters and tested advice to help establish boundaries and avoid common pitfalls.
• Your Grand Plan: Planning is key to success. Our guided exercise provides a framework to clarify your expectations and intentions, then helps you create a plan to achieve them.
• Care and Safety: The latest information on baby care and safety so you don’t have to spend hours searching the internet.
• Resources: A list of recommended books, websites and more to find further information and inspiration, plus easy access to all of More Than Grand’s free downloads.

Becoming a grandparent is not just a new role: It’s a new relationship with your grandchild’s parents. All new relationships need care and nurturing, and this one can be harder than most! It’s easy for grandparents to make mistakes without even realizing it. New Grandparent Essentials provides you with the tools and information you need to be a prepared grandparent, one who will become a valuable partner to parents and an important part of your grandchild’s life.

One way that having a baby is definitely different than launching an online guide: you never have to worry if people will like your baby! I hope that you will like New Grandparent Essentials, even if it doesn’t have that precious new baby smell.
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Want to meet our new addition? Find out more here!

​New parents aren’t the only ones with worries about this new adventure!

Do you remember finding out you were going to be a grandparent? For most of us, it was a thrilling moment! The excitement of having a little one to cuddle and love, the anticipation of watching this new little person learn and grow! The adventures you’ll have and the memories you’ll make! The visions of the family stories and traditions you’ll hand down!

Does any of that sound familiar? Most of us start daydreaming (and shopping!) long before the baby arrives. For many of us, though, there are also worries:

• Will I be a good enough grandparent?
• Will I be able to keep up with the newest trends and information?
• Will I do something to mess up with my grandbaby’s parents?
• Will I be able bond with my new grandchild when I can’t be there because of money, time or distance?
• Will what I want as a grandparent line up with what the parents want from me?
• Will the other grandparents have a closer relationship?

These are the things that keep us awake at 3am. The things we talk about with our closest friends. The things we spend time searching for on the internet.

These are the things that we try to help you with at More Than Grand.
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If you are one of the rare grandparents who doesn’t have some sort of worry about how to be the best grandparent possible, please share your secret with the rest of us! But if you wish there were a way to ease some of your fears, you may be in luck. When our new course launches next week, it will address the most common worries grandparents have and provide tools to allay them. You’ll be able to create a plan that will help you sleep at night and go back to solving world peace with your closest friends.  

Update! New Grandparent Essentials is now available! Find out more here!