Should You Move in With Your Children?
A Simple Solution or a Big Mistake? I’ve been in Seattle for a week helping a friend move into a cosy basement apartment in his daughter’s home. Recently, several of my friends have moved in with their adult children. Others have invited their sons and...Strengthening Relationships with Grandchildren: Document your Memories
This Grandparents’ Day piece appeared as a guest post over at Grandma Ideas. You can visit that blog here: http://grandmaideas.com/strengthening-relationships-with-grandchildren-document-your-time-together Building Memories As grandparents, we play many...8 Tips for Taking Great Pictures of Your Grandchildren
Please welcome Nina Lewis, another blogging grandmother. The following is a guest column by her. Capturing Memories in Pictures There is something about seeing a darling little granddaughter in a cute princess costume or a Dracula enshrouded grandson that makes...Ear Buds and Hearing Loss in Childhood
Hearing Loss in the Silent Generation: Even without Ear Buds Hearing loss was part of my childhood. Both my parents lost their hearing in their 40s. My mother’s early dependence on hearing aids was attributed to working in a laundry for twelve hours a day at...Cell Phone Addiction – Boomer Grandparents at Risk?
Technology Can Enhance Communication with Grandchildren I’m not sure when it happened, but sometime in the last decade Seniors became more comfortable with communication technology. When my dad retired in 1982 and moved to Canada, our only means of...
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