New Grandma? Build a Strong Relationship with Your Grandchild in 6 Steps
The knowledge that the child you brought into this world is not only all grown up, but a parent, and that you are now a new grandma, is a scary prospect. You are excited and elated, but nervous and fearful all at the same time. Read More
Easy Winter Crafts for Kids: Keep Your Grandkids Entertained No Matter the Weather
Kids love crafts! One of the joys of being grandparents is getting to work on special little arts and crafts projects with our grandkids.
This is a great time of year to find some new winter craft ideas for kids, because it helps to keep kids entertained while they’re cooped up in the house on cold days, without having to resort to TV, video games or more screen time. Read More
6 Important Principles for Grandparents Raising Grandchildren
According to the 2010 U.S. Census, there are 4.9 million grandparents raising grandchildren. If this group includes you, congratulations for stepping up to the plate. You are doing something amazing. Read More
Have Patience! Why Teaching Your Grandkids to Wait is So Important
Every time your grandkids affectionately call you “Grandpa” or “Grandma,” they are doing a lot more than acknowledging their familial relationship to you. They are looking up to you as an older, wiser, more experienced role model. Read More
Energize Your Modern Life with the Easy to Learn, Ancient Health Practice of Qigong
Let me introduce you to a movement method that is not only gentle on your joints and muscles, but also supports better breathing, circulation and metabolism while calming your mind and soothing your spirit. Sound too good to be true? This 1000-year-old “moving meditation” is practiced by millions…
Read MoreDo Less or Do More? That is the Question of the Era
I turned 70 about six months ago and have noticed some changes in my physical ability, endurance and strength. I’m still very active, hiking up mountain trails at least once a week, doing strength training with a personal trainer one afternoon a week, working several mornings as a chef and take my dog for a mile jaunt almost every day…
Read MoreWhat Matters Before Something Is Wrong: Rethinking Prevention and Aging Well
Most women don’t wake up one day and decide not to take health prevention seriously. What happens instead is quieter. We’re surrounded by cultural messages that treat aging as something to resist – something to disguise, delay, or push out of view…
Read More15 Inexpensive Hobbies for Retirees
Are you retired and looking for new hobbies? Do you live on a fixed budget and find that some hobbies are simply unattainable for you? Don’t worry, there are plenty of inexpensive hobbies for retirees just like you…
Read MoreCoping with Our 70-Plus Year-Old Bodies – Is It Even Possible?
When my son, now in his late 30s, was about five years old, he made a remark that has stayed with me ever since. He had gone through a stage, thankfully brief, when he would pee unexpectedly, leaving a small visible stain on his trousers…
Read MoreCreativity as a Path to Reinvention in Midlife
Expressing our creativity becomes more common in midlife as we begin to exchange more stuff for deeper experiences. We finally have the time to pursue a creative project. Creative expression can be a path of self-discovery that provides…
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