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How to Foster Great Relationships Between Kids & Grandparents

By: Sabrina Peters

Grandparents are natural storytellers, carriers of family heritage and values that give children a sense of connection to their roots. Read more

Grandparenting Has Changed, Says Dr Michael Carr-Gregg

By: Joni Boyd

In Australia, we have 5 million grandparents – and over the decades, their role has significantly changed. Read more

Parents: 4 Ways to Strengthen Your Family Bonds These Holidays

By: Jessica Buster

For many families the holiday season is filled with a burst of activity.

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Finding Family Outside the Box

By: Helping Hands TV

“The notion of family”, says Mike Gore from Charitabl., “is incredibly fluid. It’s always changing.” Read more

Blended Family Grandparenting

By: Robert Busha

Often, I relive the adventure of whacking through brush “on safari” in the woods with my step-grandsons, Andrew and Aaron. Read more

A Grand Influence: How to Bond With Your Grandkids

By: Jill Savage 

Most grandparents want to be an asset to their grandchildren — provide a listening ear, welcome heart and safe place for kids to emotionally land. But how does one do this? Read more

Empty Nest Syndrome: Who It Impacts and How to Survive

By: Ben McEachen

Janet Evans had heard about “empty nest syndrome“, where parents feel loss, grief and despair when adult children leave home and she did not think she was the sort of person this would happen to. Read more

The Case for Marriage and Why It’s Good For Us: Research Findings

By: Kristian Johnson

“Marriage has lost ground, has retreated the most, amongst working-class and poor Americans, and so what that means practically of course, both economically and socially, is that leaves poor and working-class adults and kids doubly disadvantaged.”  ~ Brad Wilcox

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3 Keys to a Peaceful Family Gathering These Holidays

By: Michael McQueen

The holiday season is here. While rest is undoubtedly and necessarily a priority for most of us this year, the holidays can be a stressful time for many. Read more

‘A Lasting Tale’ Helps Families to Capture Our Elders Memories

By: Laura Bennett

These days we are inundated with pictures of our everyday lives. Sure, our social media may only capture the highlights, but as you scroll back through your phone’s camera roll, most of us would have a fairly good diary of key millstones, family events, and the many times our cat looked cute while sleeping.
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