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10 Things You Can Pay Grandchildren to Do

Driving for Donors

When Your Present Flops

Celebrating At-Home Dads

Lies and the Lying Grandchildren Who Tell Them

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 How to Help New Parents Survive the First Year
How to Help New Parents Survive the First Year
When a new baby arrives, new parents' lives become a whirlwind. A helpful grandparent can be the calm at the middle of the storm.
In Family Matters

No matter how well a couple thinks they have prepared, a new baby turns their whole house upside-down, not just for a week, but for months. As the new arrival upends his or he ... read more
 7 Ways to Teach Patriotism to Your Grandchildren
7 Ways to Teach Patriotism to Your Grandchildren
The Fourth of July is a great time to help children learn about our country's ideals and symbols. These ideas will help get you started.
In Family Matters

Grandchildren love the Fourth of July. There are hot dogs, beach parties, baseball games, and at the end of the day, fireworks. But for young children, there are also question ... read more
 Driving for Donors
Driving for Donors
Fueled by love for their grandson, one couple embarks on an extraordinary road trip to recruit bone-marrow donors.
In Family Matters

They’ve already logged more than 6,000 miles in their 31-foot "donormobile." They've hit 13 cities since April. And it’s clear that Gordon and Sharon Small are wil ... read more
 My Granddaughter Has No Manners
My Granddaughter Has No Manners
My 11-year-old granddaughter does not have good manners. When I introduce her to my friends, she doesn’t know how to shake their hands and say hello. What should I do?
In Ask the Therapist

If I had a choice between my son attending a prestigious university or having good manners, I'd pick the good manners — that’s how much I believe they matter. I&rs ... read more
 Bettys
Betty's Books: Five for the Fourth
This Independence Day, read along with your grandchildren as they discover great stories from America's history.
In You & Your Grandchildren

Democrat or Republican, liberal or conservative, on the Fourth of July political persuasion doesn't matter. It's our nation's birthday, a time to come together and celebrate o ... read more
 10 Things You Can Pay Grandchildren to Do
10 Things You Can Pay Grandchildren to Do
Is there a job that needs doing in your house? Instead of looking in the Yellow Pages, hire a grandchild.
In Family Matters

It’s no secret that grandparents like to give gifts. You regularly send your grandchildren birthday checks, slip cash into their eager hands as you hug them good-bye af ... read more
 Minding Their Manners
Minding Their Manners
Grandparents play a vital role in modeling good etiquette
In Everyday Activities

The grandparent, the brother, the aunt, or the perfect stranger ... at one time or another, everyone has witnessed the phenomenon that is a misbehaving child. Screaming at the ... read more
 Is Your Grandchild Being Cyberbullied?
Is Your Grandchild Being Cyberbullied?
Teens have always teased each other. But using the internet, they can do it 24/7 and truly disrupt each other's lives.
In You & Your Grandchildren

Teens and preteens have always picked on other kids face to face, but when you add technology to the mix, with both its easy anonymity and its constant presence in young peopl ... read more
 Lies and the Lying Grandchildren Who Tell Them
Lies and the Lying Grandchildren Who Tell Them
Kids employ a variety of strategies to trick grandparents into giving them what they want. Here are some of our favorites.
In You & Your Grandchildren

Whether you call their products fibs, lies, tall tales, or whoppers, grandchildren begin to practice the art of dissembling early and, if recent research has it right, often. ... read more
 When Your Present Flops
When Your Present Flops
You spend a lot of time choosing just the right presents for your grandchildren. So what do you do when the kids hate them?
In Family Matters

In one of our frequent phone conversations, my daughter told me that my toddler grandson loved dinosaurs and bubbles. So when I saw a dinosaur bubble-blower, I gleefully bough ... read more
 Protect Your Grandchildren From Drowning
Protect Your Grandchildren From Drowning
Here's what you need to know to help your grandchildren avoid drowning risks.
In Healthy Lifestyles

We smile at young grandchildren as they splash around in pools and dart in and out of ocean waves, always asking for "five more minutes" when we insist that it's time to head ... read more
 How To Bond From A Distance
How To Bond From A Distance
You may be separated by miles, but you can create a close connection with these innovative ideas.
In Everyday Activities

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
 Is Your Car Grandchild-Ready?
Is Your Car Grandchild-Ready?
When you start considering what new car is best for you, don't forget the grandchildren.
In New Grandparents

When Chrysler introduced the minivan to the U.S. in the early 1980s, parents responded by making it the nation's new default family car. At the same time, though, they began c ... read more
 How to Be
How to "Be There" for a New Mom
Your grandchild has been born! While everyone else is looking at the new arrival, here's what you can do to support the new mom.
In Family Matters

When you get that long-awaited call that your new grandchild has arrived, your instinct may be to grab the adorable newborn outfit you bought and wrapped so carefully and race ... read more
 How to Make Bath Time Special
How to Make Bath Time Special
Bath time can be the most special time of day for your and your grandchildren, if you know how to keep them safe.
In New Grandparents

Bath time with your new grandchild can be a tub full of fun, but since handling a wet infant can be like trying to hold onto a greased pig, it can also be a little intimidatin ... read more
 Step Up to Diaper Duty
Step Up to Diaper Duty
Has it been a while since you changed a diaper? Don't worry. You'll be a pro again in no time.
In New Grandparents

“Diapering little tiny babies is not something I had done for a long time,” recalls Sharla Feldscher, 62, of Voorhees, N.J., who is grandmother to a 10-month-old g ... read more
 Have You Bonded With Your Grandchild?
Have You Bonded With Your Grandchild?
Feeling connected to a new child doesn't always happen instantly, but with time, you'll get there.
In Family Matters

You're never quite prepared for the feelings that your first grandchild's birth inspires. Even an experienced pediatric nurse like Mary Schoenberg, 57, of Basking Ridge, N.J., ... read more
 Kids Who Go Bump in the Night
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.
In Long-Distance Grandparenting

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
 Is Attention Deficit Disorder an Excuse to Misbehave?
Is Attention Deficit Disorder an Excuse to Misbehave?
My daughter and her husband say that both their sons have Attention Deficit Disorder. Isn’t that just a fad?
In Ask the Therapist

They let their kids get away with just about anything, and blame it on ADD. Their kids don’t eat right, and they stay up late. I think the parents need to do more to get ... read more
 Celebrating At-Home Dads
Celebrating At-Home Dads
The ranks of at-home dads are growing, and new research says that's great for kids.
In Family Matters

This Father’s Day, grandparents nationwide will pause to honor the dads in their grandchildren's lives, with an array of ties, robes, fishing lures, and colognes. For gr ... read more
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