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.

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.

Grandnannying: Making the Most of Time with Grandkids

Are you a regular caregiver for your grandkids? Discover essential grandnannying tips to maximize your time with them with fun, teachable activities.

Seeds of Faith: A Grandmother’s Undeniable Influence

Practical tips to nurture grandchildren’s spiritual growth. Pray, plan purposeful visits, read Bible stories, and use technology to plant seeds of faith.

Grandparents Day: Connection, Gratitude, and Joy

Celebrate Grandparents Day with connection, gratitude, & joy — attitudes and ideas to deepen your bond with grandchildren, whether near or far.

Every Grandparent Needs a “Folder for Show”

Create a “FOR SHOW” smartphone album of 10 grandkid photos to share or enjoy yourself – simple photo-organization tips for proud grandparents.

Back to School: A Curriculum for Grandparents

Back to School for Grandparents: tips for learning your grandkids’ interests, staying connected, and supporting them throughout the school year.

Lightly Seasoned: A Grandparent’s Guide to Speaking with Grace

Grandparent communication tips: Learn how to speak with grace, listen first, and share wisdom respectfully with adult children and grandchildren.

Top 10 Tips for Long-Distance Grandparenting

Connect with your grandkids no matter the distance. Use video calls, thoughtful gifts, apps and activities to maintain a close bond.

One Way to Unleash Grandchildren’s Imaginations

Create a DIY art corner for your grandkids or find a similar way to spark their creativity and hands on learning while also strengthening your bond.

Grandparents: Step Up with Purpose, Presence and Love

As grandparents, we can step up to support our grandchildren through the challenges of life—being involved, creating safety, and modeling integrity.

Spring Is on the Way

Spring Is on the Way

This morning as I look out the kitchen window while cooking bacon, eggs and tortillas, snow is falling here in Oklahoma City … in April. That’s rare and comforting, and it takes my mind back nearly three decades to 1994.

Living with Fear … or Faith!

Living with Fear … or Faith!

by Mary Ellen Tippin We are living in very uncertain times; they are uncertain for ourselves, our children, and our grandchildren as well as just about everyone else on earth right now. How are you handling this strange time? If you are like so many in our world,...

7 Ways Grandparents Can Stay Positive While Quarantined

7 Ways Grandparents Can Stay Positive While Quarantined

Now that I’m staying home more, I’m finding different ways to use my time. I find that if I stay busy, I’m in a much better mood than if I have too much idle time on my hands, especially since I’m not able to see my grandchildren except on the computer.

Zoom Grandparenting: 3 Tips

Zoom Grandparenting: 3 Tips

My three-year-old granddaughter, who was just adopted into our clan, had her first full-family birthday party in isolation. These are strange days. Time to up my Poppa game for this latest challenge to being an involved granddad.

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