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San Jose Contemporary Grandparenting

New Year's resolutions: Why bother to make them?

As grandparents, many of us have reached the point in our lives where we're comfortable with who we are and what we have. Most of us don't...
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New Year's resolutions for grandparents and grandchildren: Looking forward

New Year's resolutions mean more when they're forged together: What better accountability partner than a grandparent and grandchild? If you...
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New Year's resolutions for grandparents and grandchildren: Looking back

A new year offers a fresh start to everyone, including grandparents. The season is a great time to review one's life as a grandparent, take...
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Life lessons at the Runway Cafe - Part 2

You’re sitting at the Runway Café with your troubled grandchild. You want to help him think differently about his life and problems. What...
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Life lessons at the Runway Café - Part 1

One of the wonderful benefits of grandparenting is the fact that grandchildren will often listen to their grandparents even when they’re...
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When grandparents don't accept their role - Part 5 (statistics)

How prevalent is the problem of grandparents not accepting their role in society? It’s hard to know. Based on statistics published by the...
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When grandparents don't accept their role - Part 4 (ideas for Alice)

Alice is a grandparent who has wholeheartedly embraced her role, perhaps too much so. Her son and 6- and 8-year-old grandchildren now live with her...
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When grandparents don't accept their role - Part 3 (ideas for Nellie and Joe)

Nellie and Joe are in a hard spot. They’ve actively accepted the grandparent role for their natural-born grandchildren but want to reject the...
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When grandparents don't accept their roles - Part 2 (ideas for Emily)

A grandparent's role of nurturing and providing help in times of need (discussed in Part 1) may seem clear-cut to some. Expectations differ,...
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When grandparents don't accept their roles - Part 1 (the problems)

The role of a grandparent typically falls among a society's unwritten mores—fundamental moral views about the way society is supposed to...
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