Babysitting Grandchildren Prevents Dementia?
Have you seen that saccharine-sweet photo of the smiling grandma sandwiched between two small children? It’s been all over Facebook lately, usually titled “Grandparents Who Babysit Less Likely to Develop Alzheimer’s.” That particular photo was...“Food What?” Sustainable Gardening with Kids
The Annual Report of the Santa Cruz Food What? youth empowerment program arrived in my mailbox this weekend. Last fall a friend invited me to their annual fundraiser, and by making a modest donation (how could I not, after that delicious dinner prepared by the youth...My Granny’s Purse
A fellow grandmother gave me an amusing gift for Christmas this year. Shaped like an old fashioned handbag and held together with an elastic bungee cord laced through each of the content pages, it is actually a book, with a catchy plot that made both my granddaughter...Grandparenting: The Unexpected Joy
My first grandchild will turn four in two weeks, and that upcoming event has caused me to review the time that we have spent growing together, child and grandma. But this weekend I also found myself reviewing something else entirely, the growth in my own daughter...
Take a look at my Grandparenting Matters Facebook Page, where I post current research and commentary about grandparenting.
