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Supreme Court Allows Sale Of Adult Video Games TO Children

The United States Supreme Court handed down a ruling on California’s video game law, opposing the rights of parents to keep their children safe from mature-rated adult video games.

The California law banning the sale and rental of explicit video games to minors without parental consent was passed in 2005, but was overturned by lower [...]

Don’t Be A Source Of Drugs for Your Grandkids

It’s happening more often in homes throughout America every day. Grandma or Grandpa reaches for their medication and it’s gone – stolen by a family member, a grandchild’s best friend or a thief looking for pain pills in the medicine cabinet to feed a bad habit.

Sadly, no one wants to believe a grandson or [...]

Get Clear on Your Values

Susan Apolon, author of Touched by the Extraordinary,  Book Two: Healing Stories of Love,  Loss & Hope

First, get clear on what your values are. Really spend some time thinking about how you want to live your life and what you look for in others. Trustworthiness? Honesty? Mutual respect? Forgiveness? It might help [...]

Elder Law 101

What to look for when hiring an Elder Law attorney

Legal problems that affect the elderly are growing in number. Our laws and regulations are becoming more complex. Actions taken by older people with regard to a single matter may have unintended legal effects.

It is important for attorneys dealing with the elderly to [...]

Education is Child’s Play

Nolan Bushnell’s solution for the nation’s schools starts with playing games

He fathered the video game industry in 1974 with the creation of Atari, one of the most successful entries ever in the consumer electronics market. Thirty-seven years later, after an impressive list of other breakthrough ventures, Nolan Bushnell, dad to eight and grandfather to [...]

Celebrating a GRAND Anniversary!

We are marking the 7th anniversary of GRAND — the digital magazine for GRANDparents and their families. As we launch our 8th year, we recognize that we are riding the wave of an unprecedented trend. Baby boomers are now a generation of grandparents — and there are millions of us.

What’s more, because of [...]

DadDoes reports on more fun at Toy Fair

This month we continue our coverage of Toy Fair 2011, the biggest toy show in North America. We’ve tested some great toys for all types of grandkids. The toys range from high tech to no tech, but they all share one feature: They’re fun ! Let’s jump into part two of our Toy Fair [...]