Kids get their sense of right and wrong from the people that they are around most — and that’s usually their mom and dad. So when children have ideas about their grandparents and what to ask for and what not to ask for, they may be channeling their parents.
Some children are very outspoken and […]

First time grand-parenting can be a time of joy, or it can be a time of family battles. Here are some rules for first time grandparents:
1. No matter how you did things when you are the mother, you need to take a big back seat to the new mother. She is the most important person […]

I’m just going to admit it. I don’t understand text messaging. I finally humbled myself enough to ask my co-worker how it’s actually done. I figured it must be something way simpler than typing on the little tiny keys, bearing teensy-weensie numbers, of itsy-bitsy cell phones. It has to be easier or, surely, everyone wouldn’t […]

Have the last word!
Once people accept that life is full of ups and downs, and that death is part of life, planning your own funeral doesn’t feel like such a creepy thing to do. In fact, it can feel like you’re taking care of your last chores, and leaving your life well lived.
5 Tips For […]

Moving a parent into a retirement community or a nursing home depends on the various situations:
* Some parents need more day to day care as they age. This care can range from needing someone to cook for them to needing someone to bathe them.
* Some parents become lonely after the death of a spouse and […]

Yesterday’s Granny — Today’s Glammy
Here’s How Today’s “Retirement Plan” Looks A Whole Lot Different Than Yesterday’s!
They’re The New Middle Age:  50-65, and up.
They’re the baby boomers and they’re retiring “Glam-parents” — not (typical) grandparents, at least not the grandparents of generations past. In fact, you’d better hide Glam-ma from the likes of Ashton Kutcher, and […]

Seniors are living longer these days thanks to technology and medicine. They are also, often separated from their families by distance.
* Computers are great for keeping in touch with adult children, grand children and great grandchildren.
* Computers are cheaper for seniors to keep in touch with family and friends than using telephone or […]

There are no rules for peoples’ reactions to the death of a loved one. A lot of their reaction has to do with the relationship, but more of their reaction has to do simply with the person that the mourner is — not the deceased.
* If a loved one is lost and the relationship […]

First time grand-parenting can be a time of joy, or it can be a time of family battles.
Here are some rules for first time grandparents:
1. No matter how you did things when you are the mother, you need to take a big back seat to the new mother. She is the most important person […]

The best way for generations to communicate is to build bridges. Teens who multi task, thanks to technology, are no different than teens a generation ago. The difference is the technology. But technology is not for teens only. Parents and grandparents would be wise to become computer literate and open up their own worlds.
Not […]