from Jay Payleitner: Identify a special place to talk and dream with your grandchildren—eye to eye, shoulder to shoulder, heart to heart.
Connecting hearts,
Uniting generations
At the National Association for Grandparenting, we seek to validate and empower grandparents as they bond with future generations in meaningful ways and leave a lasting positive legacy.
4 Meaningful Roles for Grandparents
Some informal research insights gleaned from adults who wrote stories and memories about their grandparents.
Many Grandparents Show Extraordinary Commitment
Faithfulness as a grandparent means doing what is necessary to help a child in need. And sometimes it brings us very difficult decisions.
Grandparenting Vision, Passion, and a Unique Role to Fulfill
There is a big, important, God-given role for us as grandparents, and it’s bigger than just our situation or our individual families.
Discover and Praise Your Grandkids’ Smarts
by Carolynn Scully: Some of my grands are fast learners and high achievers. Others don’t have those strengths … but they are still smart!
Tell Your Grandkids What Makes Our Country Great
We have stories, memories, and lessons learned from many years on earth, and these are important things to share with younger generations.
C.S. Lewis on “Spoiling” and “Real Happiness”
Even our “affectionate impulses” and things we do for our grandkids out of love need to be reconsidered now and then.
Grandkids: What’s Fun About Each Age
NANA’S HOUSE by Teresa Kindred: At what age are grandchildren the most fun? I know which age I’d pick, but every grandparent is different.
From Parent to Grandparent
There’s a switch that gets flipped when a parent becomes a grandparent. Grandkids help restore hope in what’s ahead.
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Ask The Expert
Grandparents Can Be Expert Encouragers
When we share uplifting words and insights with our grandkids, that encouragement can motivate them to achieve greatness.
2 Ways to Support Your Adult Children as Parents
Our everyday approach should be to support our adult children in every way possible. There are many different ways to do this.
Discover What’s Unique About Each Grandchild
When we have a deeper awareness of who our grandchildren are, it gives us much more confidence as grandparents.
