Practical, faith-friendly tips for grandparents to create holiday harmony — calm tensions, preserve traditions, and lead family gatherings with love.
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.
Connecting Generations: 2 Tips for Sharing Your Heritage
There are memories, stories, and sometimes mementos that link us to the past and help to shape a family’s identity.
3 Ways to Be a Step Ahead as a Grandparent
Stay a step ahead as a grandparent: understand grandkids’ growth stages, partner with others, and nurture each child’s unique gifts to build deeper connections.
Bond Over Books: Grandparent Reading Magic
Grandparents hold a unique magic to foster a love of reading in grandchildren. There are incredible benefits, from building close bonds to developing essential skills.
The Letter from Papa That Changed Three Generations
A grandfather’s legacy letter reshaped three generations – a moving testament on writing legacy letters to grandchildren and strengthening bonds.
6 Ways Grandparents Help to Build Family Strength
Practical ways grandparents can strengthen family bonds — activities, tips, faith practices, and problem-solving tools to create a lasting legacy.
Grandchildren Are Watching: Your Legacy of Dignity & Strength
Grandchildren are watching: We can model dignity, teach resilience, and leave a strong legacy — practical stories & actionable tips for grandparents.
4 Qualities of Hopeful Grandparents
Practical tips for hopeful grandparents: 4 qualities to model optimism, resilience, and everyday actions that instill lasting hope in grandchildren.
Find the Smile for Every Grandchild
Find the smile for each grandchild through prayerful exercises and practical ideas to reconnect across ages and renew joy in your grandparenting.
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Being Your Grandchild’s Biggest Cheerleader: 4 Ways to Encourage
Practical ways grandparents can encourage grandchildren: 4 cheerleader tips to boost confidence, celebrate growth, and show unconditional love.
The Letter from Papa That Changed Three Generations
A grandfather’s legacy letter reshaped three generations – a moving testament on writing legacy letters to grandchildren and strengthening bonds.
6 Ways Grandparents Help to Build Family Strength
Practical ways grandparents can strengthen family bonds — activities, tips, faith practices, and problem-solving tools to create a lasting legacy.
ESTRANGED GRANDPARENTS
3 Ways to Be a Persevering Grandparent
Grandchildren commonly remember strength and endurance in their grandparents. Here are three thoughts to help you stay positive through difficulties.
3 Things to Remember when Grandparenting is Hard
It isn’t about being perfect, but rather making the most of our opportunities and persevering through the adversities.
Estranged Grandparents: Stay Open to Reconciliation
Even in extreme cases, keep yourself open to reconciliation. You may never have that “ideal” relationship with your children and grandchildren, but it can get better. Here's why. [embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RSIse2bi-KM[/embedyt]
LONG-DISTANCE GRANDPARENTING
When Grandparenting Doesn’t Go the Way You Wanted
NANA’S HOUSE by Teresa Kindred: What can we do when life’s challenges and circumstances keep us from spending time with our grandchildren?
5 Holiday Tips for Connecting with Long-Distance Grandkids
From Kerry Byrne, PhD: Even from a distance, there are numerous ways to engage your grandchildren over the holidays … and beyond.
Some Good Things About Distance Between You & Your Grandkids
That special relationship depends on some distance and puts grandparents in a key position to influence their grandkids.
