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The Long Game: Strengthening Ties with Y...

Easter Prayers: Passing on a Spiritual I...

Bonding with Grandkids One Laugh at a Ti...

Embracing Some Chaos as Grandparents

Architects of Heritage: 5 Grandparenting...

Grandparents: You’re Needed … Mayb...

Spring Forward: Renewing Connections wit...

Pull Out Yearbooks

Grandparenting on Valentine’s Day: Do Wh...

Hugs, Words & Smiles: Simple Ways to...

The Power of a Grandparent’s Heartfelt L...

Finding Dignity in Every Heritage

Listening to Our Grandkids Shows We Care

4 Promises: A Meaningful Legacy in the N...

Imperfect Holidays, Perfect Memories: A ...

5 Grandparenting Tips for Holiday Tradit...

The Joy of Grandparent Gifting: 3 Tips

The Silent Grief of the Grandparent Gene...

5 Tips for Knowing & Understanding Y...

Grandparenting in a Crazy World: Having ...

Wisdom for Grandparents for their Inheri...

Staying Connected: Grandparenting from F...

Simple Joys, Big Rewards: The Magic of G...

How to Create Learning Opportunities for...

Cultivating Leadership in Our Grandchild...

Grandparents & Education: Investing ...

Capture Your Life Story to Build & S...

Grandparents Day: Making Your Role Count

Learning and Growing Together with Our G...

The Power of Listening to Your Grandkids

Back to School: Join Your Grandkids Howe...

Grandparents: Our Stories Build Bridges ...

Grandparents: Be a Source of Comfort in ...

Competing with the “Other” Grandparents...

Summer Fun Bingo with Your Grands

Time Travel with Grandkids

From Boredom to Bonding: Summer Tips for...

What’s Great About Grandfathers

Grandparenting with Grace During Conflic...

Summer Grandparenting: Have a Cousins’ W...

Loving Grandkids: What We Were Designed ...

What’s Great About Grandmothers

Teaching Our Grandkids to Be Discerning

Use Your Hobby to Connect with Your Gran...

3 Ways to Bring Fun to Your Grandkids...

Angelic Influence: Passing on Our Faith ...

2 Lessons I Learned While Staying with M...

Get Physical with Your Grandkids

Working Grandparents: Challenges and Opp...

5 Reasons We Love our Grandkids

Understanding & Encouraging Your Sc...

Grandparents: Tell Your Story

Dealing with Sassy, Misbehaving Grandkid...

3 Reasons Grandparents Are Important

Involved Grandparenting and Life Balance

Praying for Our Grandkids’ Future

A Word for Grandparents in the New Year:...

12 Gifts I Received from My Grandkids

When Christmas Is Far from Perfect

13 Holiday Ideas with Your Grandkids

Random Acts of Kindness … with Our...

Being a Star Thanksgiver

Be the Grandparent You Were Created to B...

Grandparents: Set An Annoyingly Good Exa...

The Importance of Building Trust

Connect with Other Grandparents

Grandparent with Resolve and Intentional...

A Note to Grandparents about Your Parent...

3 Examples of Grandparents in Process

What Your Grandchildren Gain When You...

How to Do Grandparents Day RIGHT

Teach Your Grandkids with Proverbs &...

Use Positive Words & Be Your Grandc...

Vacationing with Grandkids & a New ...

Grandparents Are Important Models of Mal...

Grandparents Can Be Trusted Confidants: ...

The Priority of Grandparenting

12 Questions for your Grandkids to Ask Y...

What Will America Be Like for Our Grandc...

Grandparenting Preschoolers: 3 Important...

Work Stress, Grandparents and Healthy Re...

Simone Biles’ Story and Redemptive Grand...

4 Spiritual Roles for Grandparents

When Grandparenting Doesn’t Go the Way Y...

Celebrating Mothers – Including Grandmot...

Grandparents: Keep Reinforcing the Impor...

4 Reasons to Smile as a Grandparent

3 Tips for Showing Appreciation to Your ...

The Right to Spoil

Safety, History, and Other Benefits You ...

Ways to Share Your Family History with Y...

Planting Positive Seeds in Our Children ...

Ways to Connect with Teenage Grandkids

7 Alternatives to Digital ScreenTime for...

Our Maturity Leads to Blessing and Love

Stretch to Bond with Your Grandkids

Living Close to Your Grandkids: How Much...

Alienated Grandparents: You’re Not Alone...

Why It’s Important to Pray for Our Grand...

Grandparenting Brings Deep Satisfaction

Reasonable Warnings for Grandparents

This Year: Find One More Way to Invest i...

Holidays with Grandkids: Keep It Simple

5 Holiday Tips for Connecting with Long-...

“Laughing Baby” and Other Gifts NOT to G...

Notice What’s Unique in Each of Your Gra...

5 Emotions of Grandparents

5 Blessings Your Grandkids Need from You

Grandparents: If Possible, Pay for Piano...

3 Ways to Build Stronger Bonds with Your...

You Can Be a Lifeline for Your Grandkids

Kisses, Band-Aids and Prayers to Comfort...

Be a Real-Life History Book

A Vital, Supporting Role in Our Grandkid...

Grandparents Can Be Important Sounding B...

3 Ways to Be a Peace-Making Grandparent

Wisdom on Buying Stuff for Grandkids

All in the Name: What Do Your Grandkids ...

Say “Yes” So You Can Say “No”

One Grandma’s 3 “Secrets” of Success...

Where Do You Do Your Best Grandparenting...

4 Meaningful Roles for Grandparents

Many Grandparents Show Extraordinary Com...

Grandparenting Vision, Passion, and a Un...

Discover and Praise Your Grandkids’ Smar...

Tell Your Grandkids What Makes Our Count...

C.S. Lewis on “Spoiling” and “Real Happi...

Grandkids: What’s Fun About Each Age

Grandparents Are Teachers Like No Others

How to Speak Your Grankids’ Language of ...

Inconvenience: The Secret Joy of Grandpa...

How Traditions Build Legacy

Mother’s Day: 3 Ways to Bless Your Grand...

Grandparents Are Willing to Roll with It

Raising Grandchildren: Dealing with Life...

Grandparents: Use (and Create) Teachable...

Grandparents Can Be Expert Encouragers

Is Taking Offense Hindering My Grandpare...

Are You a Surrogate Grandparent?

2 Ways to Support Your Adult Children as...

10 Things We Want Our Grandkids’ P...

Discover What’s Unique About Each Grandc...

Ways to “Spoil” Your Grandkids for Valen...

Grandparents, We Have a Significant Role...

“I knew I could always call Granddad”...

Communicate Support to Your Grandkids’ P...

Tell Holiday Stories to Your Grandkids

One Meaningful Christmas Tradition with ...

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Grandchildren Are a Crown: Be Thankful

My Grandmother & Me: How Things Hav...

Use Photos to Share Memories with Your G...

Grandparents See the Bigger Picture, Sha...

Grandparenting a Child with Special Need...

Grandkids Can Renew & Give Purpose

Grandkids Make Us Happy, Keep Us Young a...

10 Activities to Do With Your Grandkids

Being with Grandkids Is Exhausting ̷...

A Grandparenting Epiphany: “I Could Do M...

5 Reasons Grandparents Are Important to ...

Grandparents: How Are You Modeling Value...

Some Good Things About Distance Between ...

Grandkids and Education: Ways We Can Be ...

Unique Investments: What’s Your ‘Secret ...

A Purpose for Our Later Years

4 Unique Things We Do for Our Grandkids

Grandparents Are Examples. Be a Good One...

One More Person Who Cares

Grandparents: Do Random Affirmations of ...

Respect “Leave and Cleave”

Positive Notes to Your Grandkids

Connecting Our Grandchildren to the Past

Grandparents: Our Best Years Are Not Beh...

Grandparents: How Do You Want to Be Reme...

Tributes to Angelic Grandmothers

When Your Grandchildren Are Far Away

Influencing Your Grandkids’ Faith: Do Wh...

Grandparents: We Have Windows of Influen...

Aren’t Grandparents Supposed to Be Matur...

Grandparents Are Often Angels of Protect...

Video: Grandparents Sharing Our Wisdom &...

Speak Blessings to Your Grandkids

Grand Rules to Help Us Connect with Our ...

Video: Reminders for Grandparents During...

3 Ways to Build Your Family History

Your Marriage Can Be Important for Your ...

Sophie’s Leap: A Grandparenting Story

2 Secrets to Success from a Grandpa

Grandparents: Share Your Perspective on ...

Grandparents Do Small Things, Give Great...

3 Big Reasons to Be an Intentional, Enga...

Christmas Can Be a Needed Shot of Optimi...

The Gift of Memories from a Matriarch

Christmas Spirit in 2020: 3 Reminders fo...

What a Nana Really Wants for Christmas

3 Things to Be Thankful for … Even...

A Grandparent’s Legacy Worth Passing On:...

3 of the Many Benefits You Bring Your Gr...

Leaving a Legacy: We Can’t Just Go Throu...

Grandparents: We Need Each Other

Grandparents: In It for the Long Run

The Praying Grandmother (& Grandfat...

Simple Time with Grandkids

Grandfathers: Speak Words of Blessing

Keeping Your Grandkids Will Shake Up You...

Raising Your Grandkids: Stories & W...

Grandparents: You Are Teachers

Bridging the Gap: 4 Ways to Get Along wi...

How the Pandemic Has Changed Grandparent...

Pandemic Grandparenting: Your Helpful Id...

3 Ways to Be a Persevering Grandparent

5 Power Strategies for Leading a Daughte...

Inspiring Video: Grandchildren Bring New...

Health Tips for Grandparents … fro...

Spoiling: The Good & the Bad

What a Grandparent’s Unconditional Love ...

Kids’ Tributes to GrandFathers

COVID-19: Are you getting the message?

Reentry Notes for Grandparents

The Wonder Years: 10 Things Every New Gr...

Eating Dandelions at the Fairy Princess ...

Spring Is on the Way

“How will COVID-19 change me?” and Other...

Living with Fear … or Faith!

11 Opportunities to Grow During the COVI...

7 Ways Grandparents Can Stay Positive Wh...

Zoom Grandparenting: 3 Tips

An Antidote to Social Distancing: Increa...

Granddads: Live Your Message & Shap...

Unexpected Blessings During Social Dista...

Dear Grandchildren: Nana’s Thought...

Be Older (But Not Old) in 4 Easy Steps

Setting an Example, Leaving a Legacy

4 Ways Granddads Can Be Remembered

5 Ways to Help Out With a New Grandbaby

We Can’t Have It Both Ways: Grandkids ...

Seize Every Opportunity with Your Grandk...

Important Conversations: 3 Keys for Gran...

Grandparenting: Magical Connections ...

Grandparents and Health: Be Your Best So...

3 Reasons Grandparents Can Be Reconciler...

Tributes to Incredible Grandparents

4 Steps to Better Relationships with Kid...

3 Ways to Pray with and for your Grandki...

The Comforting Presence of Grandparents

15 Memories Grandparents Create with Gra...

We Are Grandparenting Future Leaders

Should You Move Closer to Your Grandkids...

Overcoming 5 Common Grandparent Barriers

Raising Grandchildren: Finding Joy in He...

3 Ways to Create “Quality Time” with You...

What Grandkids Matter Is All About

3 Things to Remember when Grandparenting...

3 Meaningful Gifts for Your Grandkids

4 Ways Grandparents Can be Good Mentors

Our Vision, Mission and Responsibility a...

5 Grand Roles for Grandparents

5 Qualities of a Grandparent’s Example

Ask Your Grandchild Questions

Grandparents Filling the Void

The Importance of Toddler Talk

How Grandparents Can Help Educate Tomorr...

How Can Grandparents Balance Fair and Eq...

Chores to Help Grandchildren Grow

Grandparents: You’re Part of a Tea...

What Kids Say About Grandparents …

Ways To Be Involved In Your Grandchildre...

Quick Thoughts for Grands: Passing on Me...

Why Grandparents Can Influence Grandchil...

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