Grandchildren

In an age where travel is not just about reaching a destination but about creating meaningful experiences, skip-gen travel has emerged as a popular trend. Skip-gen travel refers to trips where grandparents take their grandchildren on vacation…

Choosing a grandmother’s name is a special opportunity to express your personality and style. Are you looking for something modern, playful, or completely unexpected? There are many options beyond the traditional “Grandma” or “Nana.” Let’s take a look at some unique…

You have just become a grandmother – or perhaps you have been one for a long time. It is so very exciting to have a new baby in your life. Not to mention all the other stages, from toddlers right on up. But one thing you will have noticed is that…

If you’re a grandmother, what do your grandchildren call you? “Grandma?” “Nana?” “Mammy?” Some women over 60 feel strange being called “Grandma” or other titles because it reminds them of their own grandmothers, who were much “older” women than we are now…

Author Lois Wyse spoke for a lot of grandparents when she quipped, “If I had known how wonderful it would be to have grandchildren, I’d have had them first.” Parents who otherwise might not be able to assist their adult children financially are often very willing…

The relationship between a child and a person living with dementia can be very enriching for both. In our Caregiver Summit, I interviewed Kathryn Harrison…

We’ve learned to be wary of many social assumptions over the years. The assumptions you should avoid may change a bit as you age, but they still exist. And as the years go on, we can add another big one to be cautious of – the assumption that a woman in her 60s has grandchildren…

As a new grandmother (for the second time), I have had the opportunity to think about some of the things that were missing in my “Baba Bag” or “Grandmother Survival Kit!” Of course, I was happy to receive helpful books…

Children are like sponges, absorbing the world around them and learning not just from what we say, but from what we do. As parents, grandparents, and mentors, we have the opportunity to help them grow up without being confined by societal boxes…

The instant our eyes met, I was done for. One single glance and my knees turned to liquid, my heart to putty. In that moment, I suddenly knew that truth that nothing really happens until it happens to you. And make no mistake, love at first sight happened to me that day…