What’s new in the Wonderful World of Grandparenting?
How to Preserve Family Memories
We take for granted how many stories about our ancestors are just living in our memories. As grandparents, it is part of our duty to pass down these stories. Helping our grandchildren know their history helps them know themselves and helps the history live on. Read on for a solution that preserves your family history for the next generations.
Passing On Your Faith
Discover how grandparents can navigate differences in faith and values with their adult children and grandchildren in this blog post by Emily Morgan, host of The Grand Life: Wholehearted Grandparenting podcast. With insights drawn from interviews with grandparents of different religious traditions, Emily shares practical tips for respectfully sharing your beliefs and creating meaningful connections with your grandchildren.
Welcome to the Grandparent’s Club
Welcome to the Grandparents’ Club! This tongue-in-cheek blog post provides new grandparents with everything they need to know to become a valued member of this privileged club. From eligibility to benefits, privileges to rules and structure, we’ve covered it! Don't skip the new member orientation to avoid hurt feelings, misunderstandings, and drama. Read on to find out more.
How to Make Baby's First Christmas Special
Make your grandbaby's first Christmas extra special with these fun ideas! From starting traditions to baby’s first Christmas gift ideas, we share ways to include your little one in the holiday celebrations. Make sure to also celebrate your adult child's first Christmas as a parent!
Why Are Family Rituals Important?
Discover the power of rituals and how grandparents can use them to create a lasting legacy for your family in this heartwarming blog post. Rituals create a family identity and tie us to our loved ones, so they will be with us each time we repeat it, even if only in spirit. Plus, find out what donuts have to do with rituals!
Preserving Your Memories
Learn how grandparents can preserve their memories and leave a lasting legacy for their grandchildren with a written record. In this blog post, discover five creative ways to record your family history, from starting an informal journal to sending emails to your grandchild's future self. Don't let your stories fade away—start recording them now!
A Grandparent’s Legacy
Explore the importance of creating a deliberate legacy for your own grandchildren, considering the impact of your actions, words, and attitudes on their values and beliefs. Grandparents will enjoy this thoughtful exploration of the intergenerational impact of family and legacy.
Teaching Our Grandchildren to Share
Learn about the power of modeling generosity in this heartwarming blog post. Discover how Grandma Bertha's simple gesture of giving a dollar bill to each grandchild on their birthdays taught an important lesson about generosity, and how grandparents can model generosity through their time, attitude, possessions, and love. Share this post with grandparents looking to pass on valuable life lessons to their grandchildren.
Sharing the Grandmother Experience
In this inspirational blog post, Donne Davis, founder of the GaGa Sisterhood, shares how her experience as a grandmother has been crucial to cherishing both old and new friendships. She reflects on her lifelong friendships and the deep connections she has formed through her social network for grandmothers. Read on for a heartwarming story about the power of friendship and the joys of grandparenting.