From time to time we write guest posts for other grandparenting blogs and magazines. You’ll find links to some of these Intentional Grandparenting ideas here:
Grandparenting A to Z: Grandma’s Oddball Christmas Gifts and What They Taught Me about Giving
Because she lived through the Great Depression and a family business bankruptcy, “making do” was nothing new. I believe that if she had been wealthy, she still would have created her curious collection of gifts because Grandma’s style was to imagine and then invent and create. And because she did, every gift etched a memory that included pieces of her.
MoreThanGrand.com: “The Pivots of Grandparenting”
My experience of being a grandma has underscored how we can have all the plans in the world about what our grandparenting journey will be, but we need to be willing to pivot as life throws us new challenges.
GaGaSisterhood: “Reading with Grandchildren is a Form of Self-Care for Grandparents”
I want to become my grandchildrens’ favorite teacher. And although they are too far away for me to enjoy a bedtime ritual on a daily basis, I’m hoping that with some creativity, a laptop can become a decent substitute for my lap.
Grand Magazine: “Social Distancing Doesn’t Mean Social Isolation”
As the grandparent generation, we are supposed to have enough experience dealing with uncertainty to be able to maintain a sense of steadiness and reassure the younger generation that all will be well.