The Baby Boomers Guide To Grandparenting

"We are your typical boomer nana and papa," say authors Kathryn and Allan Zullo, "younger, healthier, wealthier, and better educated than our grandparents. We are more active and less formal than our own parents were at our age. We no longer fit the traditional image of our elderly kin." That description signals the need for a new kind of grandparenting, a role that The Nanas and the Papas fills to perfection.This completely reworked and updated version is now half again as large as the original. "Most boomer grandparents work hard and lead vigorous, often stressful, lives where time is a precious commodity," say the Zullos. The Nanas and the Papas helps grandparents relieve the stress of grandparenting and make the most of limited time.Top grandparenting experts cited throughout the book tailor their guidance and recommendations to fit the boomer sensibility, covering topics such as:o How to define the grandparenting role for a new generationo The latest trends in child careo How to work in harmony with your children and their spouseso High-tech grandparentingo Ways to make the most of time alone with grandchildreno Grandparenting and the single-parent householdo Grandparents caring for their own parentsFilled with expert advice, The Nanas and the Papas provides a smooth transition into grandparenting and sets the stage for successful relationships and experiences for the entire family.

Leave it to baby boomers, the original youth culture, to turn into the coolest grammies and grampies ever. With its humorous look at where boomers have been and where they are going as grandparents, this book is an over-the-top combination of boomer history, pop culture then and now, the foibles of aging, and the ups and downs of life in Grandparentland. Amid the playful and fast-paced prose--including trivia quizzes and puzzles, entertaining granecdotes, and much more--readers will find a little insight here, a little wisdom there, and some wry observations on life. It's the most fun boomer grandparents can have without their grandchildren.

With baby boomers swelling the ranks of grandparents, there is a large and growing audience for Let's Grandparent. There are no other books on the market with the variety of content or perspective presented in this book. With its emphasis upon the crucial early years, it has special appeal for new grandparents and those with young grandchildren. During this honeymoon period grandparents are typically enthusiastic about their new role and eager to learn all they can to make the most of time spent with their grandchildren. They want it to be fun, have an educational value, and strengthen close intimate bonds. Let's Grandparent shows them how to achieve these goals through an in-depth understanding of child development, over four hundred kid-tested activities and tips for simple but satisfying experiences together. The author brings together her personal experience as an enthusiastic grandparent with her professional career in early childhood education to create this insightful and enjoyable guide. The intended audience for this book is grandparents with young grandchildren, especially targeted for a well-educated, middle-class audience and grandparents of both men and women in their late middle-age and early retirement years Parents of young children, who often are looking for ways to encourage closer connections between their children and their grandparents Anyone wishing to form a close relationship with a young child, such as other relatives or mentors to young children Participants of workshops and classes for grandparents Early childhood education (National Association for the Education of Young Children and Association of Childhood Education International)"

Grandparenting is one of the greatest joys in life. Most “grandboomers” are young, active, and anxious to be involved in the lives of their grandchildren. However, grandparenting in the twenty-first century is often complicated by long distances, family breakups, and remarriage. Based on solid evidence from the experts combined with inspirational – and sometimes funny – real-life stories from grandparents, parents, and grandchildren, Intentional Grandparenting provides readers with ten child-centred principles to guide their decision-making as modern grandparents. At the heart this approach is the notion of intentional grandparenting, a process for planning ahead and taking deliberate action to be the kind of grandparent you want to be. The authors identify the challenges and offer practical, parent-friendly advice to help boomers become happy and effective grandparents. Written in an accessible and engaging style, Intentional Grandparenting is at once entertaining and informative.

Baby Boomers are now becoming grandparents. This transition has a completely different meaning than its had for past generations. Through their grandchildren, Boomers are reconnecting with their youth and are finding exciting, truly imaginative ways of learning, growing, and having a ball with the newest members of their families.

From "the Dr. Spock of grandparenting" (NBC Tom Brokaw), the definitive guide to coping with the challenges of modern grandparentingThe American family has undergone profound structural changes over the past few decades. In a world of inter-racial, inter-religious, inter-ethnic marriages, divorce and remarriage, single, step, and alternative families, adoptions, surrogacy, in vitro fertilization...many of today's healthy, vibrant, and long-lived, baby boomer grandparents feel overwhelmed--stranded without a road map. Written by the man who "started the grandparent revolution in America" (CBS Dan Rather), The Grandparent Guide offers them such a map, and much more. The Grandparent Guide is a reference, guide, and a complete education for readers struggling with the challenges of modern grandparenting. Based on Dr. Kornhaber's more than thirty years of research and clinical studies, it supplies the expert advice and guidance grandparents need to stay ahead of the curve of social change. It features an abundance of thoroughly cross-referenced topics of vital concern to grandparents and other family members. Directly and accessibly, in a warm, witty voice, Dr. Kornhaber offers readers professional, practical, and well as anecdotal information that they can apply immediately to "enhance the positive, and eliminate the negative" in their personal lives. He also steers readers to a gold mine of valuable resources, including books, support groups, and websites, including his own www.grandparenting.org website where readers can access the latest research and resources, breaking news, details on recent grandparent and family-related issues, legislation, and more. Arthur Kornhaber, (MD Ojai, CA) is a child and family psychiatrist, clinician, researcher, and medical writer. As the President and Founder of the Foundation for Grandparenting and the author of six books on the topic, he is the foremost expert on grandparenting. As a primary news source for grandparenting information, he is quoted routinely in leading newspapers and magazines, consults with government, non-profit and academic institutions, and has advised Congress and the White House on family and grandparenting issues.

Grandparents today are healthier, more active, and more youthful and young at heart than their predecessors. Dr. Georgia Witkin, senior editor of Grandparents.com, draws on her experience as a psychiatry professor, therapist, and grandparent to help readers be the best grandparent they can be. They'll learn: How to connect with their grandchild-online and off How to contribute to their grandchild's emotional development and boost their IQ The secret hidden stresses of being a grandparent- and how to deal with them The three things they should never say to their son- or daughter-in-laws And more!

A beautiful meditation on the joys of being a grandparent and a practical guide to help you and your adult children make the most of your relationship with a grandchild. For many grandparents, a grandchild offers a second chance to become the parent they didn’t have the time or the energy to be when raising their own children. Being a grandparent, family relationships expert Jane Isay argues, is the opportunity to turn missed opportunities into delight. Drawing on her personal experience, dozens of interviews, and the latest findings in psychology, Isay shows how a grandparent can use his or her unique perspective and experience to create a deep and lasting bond that will echo throughout a grandchild’s life. She explores the realities of today’s multigenerational families, identifying problems and offering solutions to enhance love, trust, and understanding between grandparents, parents, and grandchildren. She also offers a wealth of practical advice, from when to get involved, when to stay away, and how to foster a strong relationship when you’re separated by long distance. Unconditional Love advocates for honest conversation, thinking in the long run and healing breaches in order to be together, understanding that most of us try to do our best and need to be forgiven if we fail. Isay argues that secrets and surprises may tilt the boat but won’t necessarily sink it and that grandparents and their grown children are happier when they give each other the benefit of the doubt. Most importantly, she writes, the advent of grandchildren offers families the opportunity for healing and redemption—if we seize the moment. In lovely prose and through delightful stories, Isay shows us how we can. A great gift for grandparents-to-be and a wonderful resource for all, Unconditional Love is a beautiful and psychologically astute look at what it means to be an engaged grandparent.