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Exciting Things Happening at Grandparents.com
We're getting ready to launch a new and improved version of our site!
Soon, Grandparents.com will have a whole new look! We've spent the past year listening to grandparents to find out how we can make our website better for YOU — to m ... read more
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The Ultimate Guide to Grandparent Names
We have every name you can possibly think of, and then some. Pick yours!
Choosing your grandparent name — you know, the one you want your grandkids to call you — can be almost as challenging as it was to select your own kids' names. Coa ... read more
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Ask the First Grandma!
Have a question for President-Elect Obama's mother-in-law, Marian Robinson, the future First Grandmother?
At Grandparents.com we were thrilled when we heard that Michelle Obama's mother, Marian Robinson, may join the first family in Washington, D.C. We have so many questions for t ... read more
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Hold the Cash, Pass the 100 Grand Bar
What recession? The grandkids want candy, not coins, for Halloween.
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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The Favorite Grandchild
Admit it, you favor one over the other
It's a topic many adult siblings discuss among themselves, but hesitate to share with their parents and in-laws: Who's the favorite grandchild? Do you think you favor one of y ... read more
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10 Things We Demand This Grandparents Day
Aren't we entitled to a little something extra this September 7?
In an effort to make Grandparents Day as big and joyously observed as Mother's Day and Father's Day, here's our list of much-needed grandparent traditions to commemorate ... read more
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It's Grandparents Day!
A look back at the history of Grandparents Day as the 29th annual celebration takes place on September 7
It all sounded so official in 1979, with words and phrases like "whereof"' and "hereunto" and "joint resolution."
But when President Jimmy Carter signed the proclamation crea ... read more
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A Grand(parent) Election
Does the current crop of candidates represent today's "typical" grandparents?
It will be a grand(parent) election, indeed. The two presidential candidates and the two vice presidential candidates in this election have important grandparenting stories as ... read more
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Inspire Your Grandchildren!
There are no limits to what our grandchildren can do — with a little help from us
"Sometimes it takes a while to recognize that someone has a special ability to get us to believe in ourselves.” — Caroline Kennedy
Kennedy's quote refers to the ... read more
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NEW! Introducing the Easiest Way to Get Photos
Baffled by photo sharing sites? Picture Box makes it so simple to receive and enjoy photos. You can get free prints, too
You know that rush of excitement that results from getting new photos of your grandchildren? In the mail, via e-mail, or handed to you in person — too many is never eno ... read more
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Help Your Grandchildren Reject Alcohol
When grandchildren become teens, they face increased pressure to drink. But the influence of a strong grandparent can steer them toward the right choice
The headline in our local paper — "More teens drink, more parents know it" — caught my eye. The story that followed, which sketched out the problem of underage dr ... read more
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Stop Advertising to My Grandchildren
TV and movie tie-ins and "fashionista" promotions are turning kids into adolescents before their time
The latest Indiana Jones flick just opened, but the promotions for toys linked to the film have been running for weeks. Indy is popping up in the middle of video games, on web ... read more
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Honor Their Service
On Memorial Day, children and grandchildren should hear the stories of grandparents who served
They use words and phrases like "C-rations" and "Rosie the Riveter"; "SNAFU," "D-Day," and "38th Parallel"; "police action," "Nam," and "Charlie"; and "Desert Storm" and "Scud ... read more
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Throw the Book at Them!
The problem: Today's kids aren't reading nearly enough. The solution: Grandparents.
Young Americans are reading less, and reading less well, directly resulting in lower levels of academic achievement.
According to a recent National Endowment for the Arts rep ... read more
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R U 2 Old 2 Understand?
Bridge the technological divide with your grandchildren
"If you have kids between the ages of 11 and 14," a middle-school guidance counselor recently wrote in an editorial in our local paper, "20 bucks says that they’re on th ... read more
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Grandparents Sought for Caregiver Survey
Testing the endurance of primary caregiver grandparents
Dr. Bert Hayslip of the University of North Texas Psychology Department, is conducting a survey exploring the role of endurance as a resource among grandparents who are raisin ... read more
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Are You a Hit-and-Run Grandparent?
How to avoid hearing: "We had the taxi come early to make sure you don't miss your plane."
If you’ve read my recent columns, you know none of my seven grandchildren live close by. To see them requires a plane ride to one of two distant cities. So we plan four ... read more
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The Up-and-Coming Generation: The Millennials
Confident, achieving, optimistic - but role models?
I've been reading a lot about the “Millennials” lately, the new generation estimated at 75 million that primarily connects and communicates through cell phones, Bl ... read more
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The Allure of a One-on-One
Surrounded by all the grandkids is splendid, but there is something magical about sharing time alone
Okay. I think we are all agreed. The best thing you can give to your grandkids is not that MP3 player or an American Girl doll. It’s much simpler than that. It’s l ... read more
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An Open Discussion on Values
Communicating morality to your grandchildren is one of the most important contributions you can make as a grandparent
In my welcoming letter on Grandparents.com, I said I wanted to use my perch as grandparent-in-residence to write about issues of interest to all grandparents. I mentioned topi ... read more
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