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When Postpartum Depression Hits Home
Postpartum depression can tear a new family apart. If you see the symptoms in a new mom, get her the help she needs.
A new mother is supposed to be happy. She has a healthy, beautiful baby, so what could possibly make her sad?
Stress, anxiety, surging hormones, and a lack of sleep can all p ... read more
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Rallying for a Cause
GrandRally draws attention to grandparent caregivers
More than 1,000 grandparents and other relatives who serve as caregivers attended the third GrandRally on May 7 in Washington, D.C., hoping that strength in numbers brought mo ... read more
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Scared Silly
Phobias are no laughing matter. Here's how grandparents can help.
"There are monsters under my bed!"
"Turn the light on — it's too dark!"
Childhood fears are a nearly universal part of growing up. "It is normal for children, developmen ... read more
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10 Ways to Celebrate Your Grandchild's Mom
These ideas will help you make her feel special this Mother's Day.
Whether she’s got a newborn, preschoolers or teens, Mother’s Day is a special time for your daughter or daughter-in-law — and an opportunity for you to let h ... read more
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Step-Family Finances
If you're remarrying, make sure your grown children know you're still looking out for them financially.
Whether it’s due to divorce or death, remarrying and adding a “step” to your family is a challenge at any stage in life. The challenge isn't just emotional; ... read more
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6 Babysitting Basics
Worried you're not prepared to babysit your new grandchild? Our tips will help get you ready.
As a new grandparent, you’ve already fallen in love with the adorable grandchild in your life. But sooner or later, the baby's parents are going to ask you to sit for th ... read more
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Getting to "No"
The word “no” seems so... negative. But it can be one of the most empowering in the English language.
Grandparents by their nature don’t like saying no — not to their grandchildren who ask them for just one more cookie, and not to their grown children who ask them ... read more
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I'm in Love Again
So why aren’t my children and grandchildren thrilled?
You’ve found someone new to share your life with — something you thought might never happen, or at least not this soon. But your children aren't overjoyed — ... read more
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R We 2 Old 2 Understand?
Bridging the technological divide with our grandchildren
"If you have kids between the ages of 11 and 14," a middle-school guidance counselor recently wrote in an editorial in our local paper, "20 bucks says that they’re on th ... read more
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Obama's Senior Moment
Obama admits he has a problem relating to older voters
Grandparents may yet be the deciding factor in the presidential election.
On the heels of his Pennsylvania primary loss to Sen. Hillary Clinton, Sen. Barack Obama says he ha ... read more
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Getting to Know Their Imaginary Friends
Your grandchild's companions deserve your respect, whether or not they actually exist.
“Be careful, Grandma! Don’t sit on Sammy Whammy!" "Elfie Welfie doesn't want to go home yet!" "Oh no, we left Cyclops in the shopping cart!”
Imaginary frien ... read more
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TV Tune Out
National TV Turnoff Week means shutting off the television and opening childrens' minds
It’s National TV Turnoff Week. That means shutting down the boob tube and turning your grandchildren on to… well, almost anything else.
TV Turnoff Week is spons ... read more
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Something "Grandfatherly" About Him
Pope Benedict XVI charms U.S. audiences, who compare him to a grandfather
Prior to becoming Pope Benedict XVI three years ago, Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger of Germany was an advisor to the much-beloved Pope John Paul II. Ratzinger was known as “C ... read more
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Obama Again Uses Grandmother in Ad
This time, we get to see and hear Madelyn Dunham (but only for four seconds)
Just weeks after calling her a “typical white person” who made him “cringe” at times with racist remarks while he was growing up, Democratic presidenti ... read more
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Recognizing a Need
Cities start to allocate housing for grandparents raising grandchildren
Cities across the country are starting to recognize the need to offer financial assistance to grandparents raising grandchildren.
The city of Newark, N.J., in March became t ... read more
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Course Description
Class is now in session as grandparents learn to define their roles
This isn’t your grandparents’ grandparenting class.
In Portsmouth, N.H., Jack Jamison is teaching a class dedicated to grandparents. But this is no refresher cou ... read more
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Pope: Grandparents are "a treasure"
On eve of U.S. visit, Benedict XVI calls on grandparents to have greater family presence
On the eve of his first papal visit to the United States, Pope Benedict XVI is urging grandparents to return to being a greater presence in the family structure, calling grand ... read more
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Mending a Broken Heart
How you can help when your child loses a baby to miscarriage
When Gloria had a miscarriage on the '70s television show All in the Family, viewers watched to see how the Bunkers would react. Edith hugged her daughter and tearfully expres ... read more
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A Week of Ups and Downs
Grandparents’ visits to see out-of-state grandchildren aren’t always peaches and cream
Days one through three are basically filled with the unbridled joy of catching up on lost time.
Day four starts to get a little iffy and tensions could fester.
Day five co ... read more
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Special Needs I: Loving a Grandchild With Challenges
There are 9 million children with special needs in the U.S. Making small adjustments can make big differences in their quality of life.
When Mary Neary's daughter, Jackie, first went back to work, Neary and her husband pitched in to babysit their grandson Joey. The boy's weepy eyes struck the New York City gra ... read more
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