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Powerful Messages on a Small Scale
Ethel Kessler designs stamps for the U.S. Postal Service; her ideas touch millions
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For a colorful eye-catching design, Ethel Kessler has one-square-inch to work with. And what she does with that one-square-inch is powerful. That is the size of ... read more
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The Electric Company Is Back!
A show your kids watched, returns with new episodes for your grandkids, and it's "gonna
give them the power"
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Hey, you guuuyyyys!
Great news from the past: The show that convinced your children that reading is cool is back. And ready to help your grandchildren learn the same thing.
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A Little Grandmotherly Ingenuity
A visit from her daughter carrying a toddler, a diaper bag, and a car seat inspires a grandmother to make flight more friendly
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About ten years ago, Louise Stoll, 69, was living in Washington, D.C., when her daughter Miriam, who lived in Vermont and was expecting her second child, arrive ... read more
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New Law Benefits Grandparents
Grandparent caregivers can reap important benefits from the Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoption Act of 2008
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President George W. Bush, on October 7, signed the Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoption Act of 2008. The law benefits grandparent caregivers and their gran ... read more
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Top 5 Toy Hazards
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission issues its annual message on the most dangerous toys
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Shopping for toys for your grandchildren during the holiday season is fun.
And far be it for Grandparents.com to take away from that fun. After all, we have a pretty&nb ... read more
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First Family To Include First Grandmother
President-Elect Obama’s mother-in-law, Marian Robinson, to move to Washington, D.C.
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Now she really will be First Grandmother.
President-Elect Barack Obama's mother-in-law, Marian Robinson, grandmother to his and Michelle Obama’s two lit ... read more
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Remembering the Past on Veterans Day
A grandparent recalls what it was like for America's "greatest generation" to serve
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It was supposed to be a remembrance of the symbolic end of World War I.
Veterans Day, originally known as Armistice Day, became an observance to honor those who fought in Wo ... read more
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The Great Protectors
Study finds that children are safest when grandparents watch them
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Grandparents, take a bow. And don't be anxiously awaiting your children's calls when you're minding their kids.
According to a new study published in the November issue of Ped ... read more
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Grandparents Construct Ultimate Playhouse
At 450 square feet, the fully furnished (and temperature-controlled) dream house that Lorraine and Marvin Smith made for their grandchildren rivals some "real" homes in the neighborhood
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It’s absolutely beautiful.
There are 16-foot ceilings that give it an open, airy feel. There is a kitchen that is stocked with dishes and plates and cups. Just off the ... read more
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Flu Shots: What You Need to Know
As many as 60 million Americans will get the flu this year. Studies show that a flu shot can reduce your chances, yet new research suggests there may be risks involved.
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It's time to get a flu shot.
Or is it?
Businesses, health organizations, schools, and other institutions are offering free vaccinations as we approach the start of flu s ... read more
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Obama's Grandmother Dies of Cancer
"She was the cornerstone of our family," Senator Obama says
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On the eve of what could be his historic election to the United States presidency, Sen. Barack Obama’s grandmother, Madelyn Dunham, 86 — the woman he called &ldquo ... read more
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Hold the Cash, Pass the 100 Grand Bar
What recession? The grandkids want candy, not coins, for Halloween.
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Surprise: Kids want candy in their trick-or-treat bags. Some 15,000 children opined about their Halloween expectations in a recent online AOL survey, conducted over ... read more
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Government Announces Crib Recall
Consumers urged to stop using several models of Delta Corp.'s drop side cribs
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The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and New York-based Delta Enterprise Corporation are pulling 1.6 million drop side cribs off the market following the deaths ... read more
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Obama To Visit Ailing Grandmother
Senator suspends campaign to fly to Hawaii October 23; grandmother’s condition said to be "very serious"
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With less than two weeks to go before the general election, Sen. Barack Obama, Democratic presidential candidate and frontrunner, will briefly suspend his campaign to visit hi ... read more
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Accidental Grandparents
How should you react when a teen becomes pregnant?
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Timothea Alderman found out by e-mail. Under the subject line "I have to talk to you," Alderman's 18-year-old daughter, Jamie, wrote that she was expecting a baby in three mon ... read more
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Remembering a Remarkable Grandparent
Marian Lucille Herndon McQuade, founder of Grandparents Day, has passed away at the age of 91
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Marian Lucille Herndon McQuade, the West Virginia housewife whose crusade to honor grandparents resulted in the creation of Grandparents Day, has died. She was 91. Tyree Funer ... read more
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The 2nd Annual National Grandparents Pilgrimage
On September 14, 10,000 people flocked to Knock, Ireland to honor grandparents and the role they play
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A special prayer for grandparents written by Pope Benedict XVI was read for the first time on September 14 at the second annual National Grandparents Pilgrimage in Knock, Irel ... read more
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Grandchildren Take Center Stage
Vice presidential nominee Joe Biden's mother, wife, three children, and five grandchildren join him at the Democratic National Convention in Denver
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Moments after Senator Joe Biden (D-Delaware) delivered his speech accepting his party's nomination for vice president, he was joined on stage by Catherine Eugenia "Jean" ... read more
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Pope to Honor Grandparents
Benedict XVI will write a special prayer for grandmothers and grandfathers
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Pope Benedict XVI, who has expessed an affinity for grandparents, is to write a special prayer for grandmothers and grandfathers across the world.
Inspired by the more ... read more
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