What’s new in the Wonderful World of Grandparenting?
What Grandparents Need to Know about Food Neutrality
If your grandchild’s parents have been serving cookies with dinner or asking you to stop commenting on how picky Junior is, this post is for you. Food neutrality is a hot topic among parents, who are trying to break the generational cycle of disordered eating. Learn about what food neutrality, disordered eating, and why your grandchildren may be able to have a healthier relationship with food than past generations.
What Grandparents Need to Know About Discipline
Why is discipline the leading cause of disagreements between parents and grandparents? You just need to look at how parenting philosophies have evolved over the years. Find out how grandparents can handle misbehavior while respecting parental authority, and get some tips for nurturing positive relationships and resolving conflicts. Read on for a deeper understanding of modern discipline practices.
What Grandparents Need to Know About Screen Time
Screen time is one of the top three conflicts between parents and grandparents—right up there with food and discipline. Whether you're watching the grandkids for an afternoon or every week, here's what you need to know to stay on the same page as parents.
What Grandparents Need to Know About Social Media Safety
Learn about social media safety for grandparents and the potential social media dangers for their grandchildren. Sharing personal information, photos, and posting information about their grandchildren online can lead to identity theft and expose them to malicious individuals. To safeguard your grandchildren, read this post to know what to avoid.
Can Grandparents Spoil Their Grandchildren?
Why do grandparents spoil their grandchildren? Though they think of it as a way of showing their love, grandparents who spoil grandchildren are doing more damage than good. Find out what grandparents should do instead of spoiling their grandkids to create a deeper, more meaningful relationship.
Hospital Etiquette for Grandparents: What New Grandparents Need to Know
The moment your grandchild is born, your instinct is to drop everything and get there. Before you do, there are a few things you need to know about hospital etiquette, and they can set the tone for your whole relationship.
Why Grandparents Don’t Respect Boundaries
Understanding why some grandparents struggle with boundaries is the key to building stronger family relationships and ensuring everyone feels respected and heard. Read on for practical advice for both parents and grandparents.
What Grandparents Need to Know About Popular Parenting Methods
Learn about the latest parenting methods that your adult children may be using with your grandchildren. This article explores the commonalities of gentle, peaceful, conscious, and unconditional parenting, which all aim to teach children how to regulate their emotions and be well-adjusted humans by modeling tolerance and enforcing consistent boundaries. As grandparents, understanding these new ways will help you support your children's parenting journey and appreciate that your own parenting is not being judged.
A Parenting Book Grandparents Should Read
Reading a parenting book might be the best thing you do for your relationship with your adult children. Good Inside by Dr. Becky Kennedy explains the philosophy behind today's parenting trends and offers principles you'll use with everyone in your family.
Should Grandparents Say “Good Job!”?
Learn why saying "Good job!" to children may not be the best way to offer positive feedback, according to researcher and lecturer Alfie Kohn. Discover the negative effects it can have on a child's self-worth and explore alternative ways to offer feedback that won't undermine their development. Read to the end to discover the loophole we believe exists for grandparents!
What Grandparents Need to Know about Safe Sleep
Learn how grandparents can help prevent Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) in this informative blog post. With October being SIDS awareness month, it’s important to know about safe sleep habits, including putting babies on their backs to sleep, avoiding suffocation hazards in the crib, and ensuring a smoke and vape-free environment. With one in three infant deaths caused by unsafe sleep areas, every grandparent has a role to play in keeping babies safe.