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Videoconference With Your Grandchildren
Hearing your grandchildren's voices is special, but seeing their faces is even better. Videoconferencing is the next best thing to being there.
Once only available to spy-movie heroes and to the members of corporate boards, the technology for videophones and videoconferencing is now at everyone's fingertips. And it's ... read more
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The Four-Generation Family
Many grandparents are torn between wanting to spend time with grandchildren and needing to care for their own parents
On December 12, 2007, James and Nancy Wilcox of Lyman, Me., welcomed their first grandchild, Connor, into the world. A month later, they welcomed James's parents into their h ... read more
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Should Your Kids Blog About Your Grandchildren?
When your grandchildren become the focus of their parents' blogs, the results can be adorable, or uncomfortable
One of the hallmarks of the internet age is self-revelation or, as critics call it: over-sharing. People love to talk about themselves, and issues once limited to whispered co ... read more
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How To Bond From A Distance
You may be separated by miles, but you can create a close connection with these innovative ideas.
When it comes to forming a bond with grandchildren across county and state lines, calling little Annie to ask, “How was your day at school?” won’t suffice. U ... read more
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Kids Who Go Bump in the Night
Common childhood sleep disorders can make a grandchild's visit stressful. Here's how to help everyone rest easy.
For a child, what could be better than a sleepover at a grandparent's house? Watching videos in jammies, munching on snacks, and enjoying a relaxed bedtime make for warm memor ... read more
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Are You Ready for Your Grandchild's Summer Visit?
It's the season for sleepovers. Are you — and your home — prepared?
Preparing your home, and yourself, for a summer visit from the grandchildren can seem as complicated — and about as much fun — as preparing for a tax audit. But a ... read more
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5 Ways to Get Grandchildren Writing
Helping grandchildren get in the habit of writing will make them better students - and better people.
Looking for a way to give your grandchildren a step up academically and boost their self-esteem as well? Get them writing. There are legitimate fears that writing well is beco ... read more
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Summer Care Packages
Whatever the summer holds for your grandchild, you can assemble a care package that will make the season more fun.
Ah, summer. School ends, and young people race to vacation, hop a bus to camp, start a summer job, or prep for college. Want to help them celebrate the season in a practical w ... read more
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A Playroom You Can Put Away
Make your home a special place for kids - without it becoming a disaster area.
You may not have an extra room in the house to create a dedicated play space for your grandchildren. And if you’re a long-distance grandparent, you probably don't want t ... read more
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What Are They Into NOW?
Not sure whether to go current or classic for your grandchild's next gift? These tips will help you make a choice.
When your grandchildren were little, getting great gifts for them was as easy as knitting a pair of mittens or wrapping up some classic books. Now that they're older, though, ... read more
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Getting to Know Their Imaginary Friends
Your grandchild's companions deserve your respect, whether or not they actually exist.
“Be careful, Grandma! Don’t sit on Sammy Whammy!" "Elfie Welfie doesn't want to go home yet!" "Oh no, we left Cyclops in the shopping cart!”
Imaginary frien ... read more
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Build A Family Web Page in 6 Easy Steps!
It's the ultimate in creative, interactive play.
With the holidays long gone, impress your family by sharing the photos you took in a snazzy, interactive way. Building a Web page is a weekend project your grandchild can do w ... read more
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A Twist on Classic Care Packages
Start the year off right! Your guide to the next 6 months of offbeat holidays — and care packages to accompany them.
Even in this wired age, grandchildren love receiving unexpected parcels via the good old-fashioned U.S. Postal Service. They typically can't rip the brown paper off fast enoug ... read more
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Scrapbooking's Gone Digital — & Never Been Easier!
Paper is so yesterday. Preserve your family memories in style, with a few clicks of the mouse.
I once made a graduation scrapbook for my nephew. Filled with glossy photographs and splashy borders, it chronicled his high school years. The project took a full two weeks to ... read more
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How to Produce Your First Podcast
Grandparents.com walks you through producing your first podcast - from must-have equipment to the nitty-gritty.
Here's a handy how-to guide to producing your first podcast. No matter how geographically distant your grandkids may be, this easy-to-use technology allows you to read your fa ... read more
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Scan Your Photos, Protect Your Photos
If stacks of your family photos are toppling over, it's time to go digital. Here's how to get started.
The photographs had once been splashy. But as time — and moths — took their toll, the snapshots had grown faded and torn in spots, their edges tattered. On thumbin ... read more
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Podcast a Long-Distance Bedtime Story
The first in a three-part series on podcasting, see why living distant from grandkids no longer means missing out on storytime.
For grandparents trying to connect with faraway grandkids, things never sounded so sweet. Imagine reading bedtime stories to your miles-away granddaughter, telling tales from ... read more
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Greek to Grandparents
Decoding text-message speak from @ to zzz
Teenagers today are talking as much as they ever have. The difference is, they’re using their fingers to do it.
More than ever, teenagers are communicating online, in c ... read more
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Get Connected
Better ways for busy grandparents to stay in touch with their grandkids
Sandy Berger is a grandmother in Pinehurst, N.C., who runs Compukiss, a tech Web site, and is dedicated to staying involved in the lives of her three grandchildren. Despite th ... read more
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