Few of us actively think about our role as grandparents, and what influence we could have on our grandchildren's lives. We tend to just sit back, cross our fingers and wait to see how they turn out. The Top 10 Things Happy Grandparents Never Regret Doing looks at the modern changes of grandparenting. It is an open and honest look at how much the role of grandparenting has changed, and what lies ahead. It also considers what grandparents are now capable...

"Make leaf rubbings, learn the neighborhood bird songs together, turn an aquarium into a worm hotel, create a firefly lantern. There are garden projects, both for the outdoors-grow a container snacking garden, a pumpkin patch in a pot-and the indoors, i.e., how to use something called "indoor garbage gardens" to grow pineapple tops, sweet potato vines, peanuts, and more. Cooking projects, both in the sunshine-baking in a solar oven-and in the kitchen-what...

Camp Grandma reveals how a successful businesswoman merged her working career with her role as grandmother--and offers grandparents fun and creative ideas for enriching their relationships with their grandchildren while teaching the children valuable life skills that will help them grow strong and think critically. Readers will be introduced to a compelling, sometimes humorous, and totally unexpected twist on a role people often take for granted--as...

This mischievous gift book celebrates grandmothers, who to their families' absolute delight or utter dismay, love to spoil their grandchildren rotten. Each spread features two illustrated scenarios: on the left, a good granny (enforcing 6:00 PM bath time), and on the right, a bad granny (letting the kiddies run through the sprinkler instead). It's the perfect present for grandmas gone bad (or, okay, good) and the families that adore them.

Ce livre célèbre les souvenirs que nous avons de nos grands-mères et des précieux moments passés avec elles: ces femmes qui peuvent à la fois gâter leurs petits-enfants et les réprimander, leur prodiguer un amour inconditionnel et faire preuve d'une sagesse inestimable, de même que leur donner de précieux conseils tout en partageant une glace. Bouillon de poulet pour l'âme de Grand-maman est le moyen parfait pour adresser nos remerciements...

What Readers are Saying An amazing captivating story? It gives grandparents raising kids the comfort of knowing, you are not alone. -Bill Trammell, a single grandfather from Wisconsin, raising his adopted grandson. Karen is honest and vulnerable and takes even the worst of what happened and makes something beautiful out of it. A compelling story, from someone who's been there! -Laura Montan Bailey, LMFT, author of Courageous Love Karen tells her story...

"So this is how being a grandmother feels...like the sun coming out for the very first time and the grass growing greener on your side of the fence and the sky looking bluer than ever before because Heaven's come closer to Earth." With enchanting illustrations and sweet prose, Chris Shea has created a loving and delightful celebration for grandmothers everywhere. "Grandchildren continue to take us to places our hearts never knew were there."...

Strong Bonds - Strong Families It has been said that "Children are made readers on the laps of their parents and grandparents." Dedicated, regular time for reading is essential in creating strong family ties and demonstrating to children the tremendous value of reading. This is a time when you talk, laugh, connect, and most importantly bond with your family. Dr. Ernest Cronin has compiled his favorite recitations in this poetry book which contains: -...

Many grandparents, aunts, distant relatives, foster parents and other guardians issued by the state, raising today's children. Some of these people are long past the retirement age and should be taking cruises, vacations in the summer or moved to warmer climates enjoying their latter years until they are unable to take care of themselves. Instead, they are coming to parent teacher conferences, buying school clothes and shoes, finding tutors...

This is to those among us raising their adoptive grandkids and caring, in-house, for an elderly parent. Add a teenager into the mix and you get the equivalent of hitting the lottery, in reverse.This tale begins on March 9, 2009. In reality, it begins long before that date. Toss in two grandparents attempting to referee an assortment of generational gaps. Add four children under the age of 18 and a woman pushing 80, and what do you get? We haven't...