Grand Magazine

Kids’ Sports Drinks and Your Wallet

Jan Wade-Miller — Tue, 15 May 2012 18:13:26 +0000

Sports drinks are very popular today, especially with your grandchildren. One of the reasons is they taste good. Under certain circumstances they can be a beneficial choice but they can also be hard on your wallet.

Sports drinks are primarily a combination of water, some carbohydrate (sugar) – [...]

Wondering Whether or Not to Let Your Grandchild See Dark Shadows?

GRAND Guest Writer — Fri, 11 May 2012 23:01:44 +0000

By Ranny Levy

Ranny Levy, Founder and President KIDS FIRST! / Coalition for Quality Children's Media http://www.kidsfirst.org

The film Dark Shadows opens this weekend to an eagerly awaiting audience of both Tim Burton and Johnny Depp fans. Based on the ABC daytime show which aired during the late 1960s which generated a cult [...]

The Avengers! It’s All The Rage! Do You Take Your Grandchild?

GRAND Guest Writer — Fri, 11 May 2012 22:48:05 +0000

By Ranny Levy of KIDS FIRST! www.kidsfirst.org.

Your grandchild is 10 or 11 years old. Do you take him or her to see The Avengers? Always a good question. The Avengers earns this rating for intense sequences of sci-fi violence and action throughout and a mild drug reference. How do you make a decision? Our advice: Inform [...]

Who Carries The Responsibility For Your Child’s Choices?

Grandma Sue — Fri, 11 May 2012 15:59:19 +0000

Before I had children, I knew exactly how to raise kids. I watched carefully as a family with 6 children, ages 1 to 13 sat quietly through an entire church service. Even the baby! Now there! THAT is how MY kids are going to behave, I decided. After all, I would have control over my children. Weren’t they my [...]

6 Ways to Celebrate Grandma on Mother’s Day

Kate Forgach — Wed, 09 May 2012 20:08:15 +0000

Grandmothers get younger with every generation. I have friends who jumped that line way back at the 40-year-old mark (and others in their 60s who are still trying to keep up with their first set of children, but that’s another story).

Because so many moms are busy raising their own young, grandma can often [...]

The Eyes of Thailand: A Grand Movie to Experience With the Grandkids

Christine Crosby — Wed, 09 May 2012 20:01:59 +0000

By Pat Burns

One boomer woman, a mature female elephant maimed by a land mine, and a dream to invent a prosthesis strong enough to help the elephant live out her remaining years — that’s part of the story told brilliantly by Windy Borman, director/producer of the heartwarming documentary The Eyes of [...]

The Influence of Grandparents and Stepgrandparents on Grandchildren

Laura DeHaan — Tue, 08 May 2012 18:34:15 +0000

Laura DeHaan, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Child Development, NDSU

Over the past 20 years, increased attention has been given to the importance of grandparenthood. This newfound emphasis on grandparenthood and stepgrandparenthood is a reflection of the increased life span; adults are living longer and four- and five-generation families are more common. It’s also a [...]

Advice to the Divorced Parents of Your Grand Kids

GRAND Guest Writer — Mon, 07 May 2012 23:20:38 +0000

By: Billie Tarascio and Allyson Del Vecchio of Tarascio & Del Vecchio Law Firm in Mesa

Divorce inAmericais now estimated to be at 50%. Each year, one million children in our country are experiencing the stress of having their parents split-up.

Remember that holidays are about celebrating and sharing love and not about squabbles divorced [...]

Your Grandchild with a Physical Disability

GRAND Guest Writer — Mon, 07 May 2012 23:00:54 +0000

By Debra L. Karplus, MS, OTR/L

Your grandchild has a physical disability. Perhaps it is from a congenital disorder, something that happened before birth, such as a club foot which ultimately requires the use of leg braces; or the result of an incident at the time [...]

Must see movie for grandparents: Bully

GRAND Guest Writer — Sat, 05 May 2012 14:29:31 +0000

By: Dave Lawrence, Chair, The Children’s Movement of Florida

I don’t do movie reviews, but…

If I were a parent – indeed, everyone who cares about children — I would make it my business to see it.

If I were a school superintendent, I’d insist that my top administrators and all my principals see it.

If [...]