Grandparents can become powerful family peacemakers. Learn practical ways to foster reconciliation, understanding, and lasting harmony.
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.
Red, White & Grandkids: July 4th Connections from Near or Far
We grandparents can teach our grandkids the significance of freedom and why we shouldn’t take it for granted.
Beyond the Likes: Grandparents, Social Media, and Real Connections
Social media is a tool for grandparents to handle with wisdom, balancing it with meaningful, real-life connections with grandkids and others.
A Grandparent’s Secret Weapon: Teamwork with Others
As grandparents, we can build a strong support network by teaming up with parents, teachers, and mentors to foster our grandchildren’s success.
More Than a Grandpa: A Father’s Day Tribute
Celebrate the special bond between grandpas & grandkids in this heartfelt Father’s Day tribute, honoring the love, patience, and life lessons grandfathers bring.
The Life-Altering Power of Grandchildren
It’s incredible how grandchildren can transform their grandparents’ lives – often inspiring healthier habits, personal growth, and stronger family bonds.
The Grandparenting Landscape: Statistics & Significance
Explore the evolving world of grandparenting with key statistics and trends — the financial impact, caregiving roles, and profound significance.
Unleashing the Lionhearted Influence of Grandparents
Grandparents play a significant role in our grandchildren’s lives, and that benefits both generations. We can leave a lasting, lionhearted legacy.
4 Important Things to Remember on (Grand)Mother’s Day
Honor the mothers and mother‑figures in your life, whether present or past. Here are important things to remember that go beyond gifts.
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Peacemaking Grandparents: As Far as It Depends on Us
Grandparents can become powerful family peacemakers. Learn practical ways to foster reconciliation, understanding, and lasting harmony.
A Grandparent’s Secret Weapon: Teamwork with Others
As grandparents, we can build a strong support network by teaming up with parents, teachers, and mentors to foster our grandchildren’s success.
The Life-Altering Power of Grandchildren
It’s incredible how grandchildren can transform their grandparents’ lives – often inspiring healthier habits, personal growth, and stronger family bonds.
ESTRANGED GRANDPARENTS
Hope for Estranged Grandparents
Brenda clutches a small picture frame in her hands—a 5x7 photo of three smiling grandkids, ages five, three, and nine months. This is one of those talking frames, where someone can record a message that plays at the push of a button. Brenda presses the button and...
LONG-DISTANCE GRANDPARENTING
When Your Grandchildren Are Far Away
Nana’s House by Teresa Kindred: I know grandmothers who connect with their grandchildren via FaceTime and make the best of it, but it’s very challenging for them.
Reentry Notes for Grandparents
After social distancing, reentry into the lives of our grandchildren is situational. Each family has a different set of risk tolerances and levels of concern.
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.
