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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.
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
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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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Is Your Car Grandchild-Ready?
When you start considering what new car is best for you, don't forget the grandchildren.
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
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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.
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
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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.
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
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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.
“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
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Have You Bonded With Your Grandchild?
Feeling connected to a new child doesn't always happen instantly, but with time, you'll get there.
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
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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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Will the Baby Look Like You?
Scientists are working to figure out why one grandchild has your eyes while another doesn't.
Maybe you have Liz Taylor lavender eyes that still melt hearts. Or maybe you have a Cyrano nose you wouldn't wish on your worst enemy. What are the odds your grandchildren wil ... read more
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Special Needs III: A Different Kind of Grandparenting
Grandparents of a child with special needs must get a handle on their emotions and focus on learning about the child's condition.
Grandparents-to-be, like parents-to-be, create an image of a “perfect child” in their imagination. So when one finds out that a grandchild will have special needs, ... read more
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When Postpartum Depression Hits Home
Postpartum depression can tear a new family apart. If you see the symptoms in a new mom, get her the help she needs.
A new mother is supposed to be happy. She has a healthy, beautiful baby, so what could possibly make her sad?
Stress, anxiety, surging hormones, and a lack of sleep can all p ... read more
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Scared Silly
Phobias are no laughing matter. Here's how grandparents can help.
"There are monsters under my bed!"
"Turn the light on — it's too dark!"
Childhood fears are a nearly universal part of growing up. "It is normal for children, developmen ... read more
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10 Ways to Celebrate Your Grandchild's Mom
These ideas will help you make her feel special this Mother's Day.
Whether she’s got a newborn, preschoolers or teens, Mother’s Day is a special time for your daughter or daughter-in-law — and an opportunity for you to let h ... read more
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6 Babysitting Basics
Worried you're not prepared to babysit your new grandchild? Our tips will help get you ready.
As a new grandparent, you’ve already fallen in love with the adorable grandchild in your life. But sooner or later, the baby's parents are going to ask you to sit for th ... read more
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Breastfeeding is Back
New moms are often anxious about nursing. A field trip with your daughter to a breastfeeding boutique can ease her fears.
As Sara Savage and her pregnant daughter, Diana Hegarty, made their way out of a Manhattan boutique, they cooed at toddlers while Savage paid for her daughter's new breastfeed ... read more
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8 Fertility Treatments Explained
We've done the research so you can skip the questions & stick to supporting the trying couple.
Infertility affects about one in eight couples in the U.S. — and perhaps that stat includes your own daughter or son. The good news: Infertility is, for the most part, t ... read more
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Supporting a Fertility-Challenged Couple
10 do's & don'ts for comforting a couple trying to get pregnant.
In my early thirties, my parents were so eager for me to get married that my father once answered a personal ad on my behalf. Five years later — after I'd found a husban ... read more
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Grandparent Boot Camp: First Trimester
The first workout of a 9-month fitness plan designed by Wayne Westcott, Ph.D., for grandparents-to-be. Welcome your grandbaby with open - and toned - arms!
Let's face it: While they score points for being cute and cuddly, babies are a ton of work! Becoming the pitch-in grandparent who's the apple of every new parent's eye require ... read more
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Trend Alert: Class Act
This grandparent moved to the head of the class - the grandparenting class!
First-time grandma Donna Mora recently enrolled in a class. Not at the local community college, but at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital in Palo Alto, Calif.
"The grandpare ... read more
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Is Your Daughter Expecting a "Push Present"?
7 birthing gifts that would make any new mom feel... glamorous!
When a daughter or daughter-in-law has a baby, she gives the greatest imaginable gift: a grandchild! It has long been tradition to congratulate new parents with bouquets of fl ... read more
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