Category Archives: grandparenting
Retirement: Hearing The Diverse Voices Of Experience
OK. I’ll write about Retirement as you readers requested. But I want to use your examples to begin, your Diverse Voices of Retirement Experience. We often talk inaccurately about Baby Boomers as if they are all similar or even homogenous. … Continue reading
Staying Creatively Connected to Grandchildren
Usually the end of a visit is the end. In our case the end was the beginning after last March’s Spring Break visit at our house (Palm Heights, elevation 14’) by one set of grandkids and their parents. These grandkids … Continue reading
What Do Grandparents Really Want From Their Grandkids?
Grandparenting really began when humans started living longer. A key consequence of three generations (instead of two) being alive together was the passing along of survival experience and knowledge from grandparents that, prior to that point, would have been lost. … Continue reading
What Do Grandkids Really Want From Their Grandparents?
“You really want to know what I think about grandparenting? Why?” Recently, I interviewed a variety of kids, ages 7 to 17. Several were suspicious at first. Many had never had their opinion solicited before.
Grandparent Confessions: What We Don’t Say Out Loud
Did someone put a sign in our front yard that says“Grand-parent confession center”? I had hoped for lots of responses to my recent “Long Distance Grandparenting” column. What I had not expected was the inclusion of so many thought-provoking confessions.
Kid Moments Make Memories
I rode my bike to Daniel’s soccer game last Saturday. His dad is a friend of mine as well as the team’s coach. Daniel is 8. He can be both childlike and magically insightful/wise as only an 8 year old … Continue reading
Why Be A Gold Medal Grandparent?
Gold Medal Grandparenting is a revolutionary way for you to have a great relationship with your grandchildren and to have a great quality of life at the same time.
Long Distance Grandparenting
Barbara Murray said, “We thought the necessary grandparent wisdom would arrive automatically with our first grandchild. It hasn’t. Questions, yes. Excitement, yes. Wisdom, not so much.”
George Schofield Speaks About Successful Living After 50
New Year’s Resolutions For Today’s World
There we were on a cool, early January morning. Six men, all well over 50, mostly residents of Palm Heights (elevation 14’). Each of us a solo, morning bike rider. All fallen into the habit of meeting at Coffee World … Continue reading
