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.
Do you feel like you spend enough time with your grandchildren? Once retired, many grandparents take the attitude that all they want to do it relax and enjoy life, at the expense of extended family relations. These attitudes can be very shortsighted. [embedyt]...
Do you spoil your grandkids? What exactly is spoiling? There is unhealthy spoiling but there is a better version of spoiling too. This is where grandparents might give their grandchildren treats to show how special they are. [embedyt]...
Grandparents and grandchildren have such unique relationships. Part of it is a different routine at home. Rules at the grandparents house can be very different from the rules at the parents home. [embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Arg45TIvtjo[/embedyt]
A plane ride with a new friend reveals insights about grandparents sharing wisdom with their grandkids.
Words of wisdom from grandparents to their grandchildren, all given with the love that only a grandparent can give. Have anything to add? If so leave us a comment on our Grands Matter Facebook page. [embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xrRRy7f67v4[/embedyt]
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]
Some grandparents take their role above and beyond what is typically expected of them. They see a need and spring into action, putting their own dreams and desires on hold for the sake of others who need them. Gerry and Carole are grandparents—actually,...
What do you know about your grandchild’s education? Ask yourself these ten questions about each grandchild and their education.
by Judd Swihart Beth was a teenager trying to grow up the best she could. She was the only child in a single-parent family where she lived with her mom. Her mother was doing all she could to hold the family together and make it through life. Since her mom worked three...
