A Boomer's Guide to Grandparenting

A Boomer's Guide to Grandparenting

Author: Allan Zullo

Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing

Published: 2004-08

Total Pages: 226

ISBN-13: 0740747495

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"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.


The Baby Boomers' Guide to Grandparenting

The Baby Boomers' Guide to Grandparenting

Author: Diana J. Ewing

Publisher: CreateSpace

Published: 2011-02-17

Total Pages: 168

ISBN-13: 9781453677575

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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.


Grandparents Rock

Grandparents Rock

Author: Pat Burns

Publisher: TipTec Development

Published: 2007-09

Total Pages: 228

ISBN-13: 9781600373039

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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.


Becoming Grandma

Becoming Grandma

Author: Lesley Stahl

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2017-04-04

Total Pages: 290

ISBN-13: 0399185828

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The New York Times Bestseller From one of the country’s most recognizable journalists, Lesley Stahl of CBS's 60 Minutes: How becoming a grandmother transforms a woman’s life. After four decades as a reporter, Lesley Stahl’s most vivid and transformative experience of her life was not covering the White House, interviewing heads of state, or researching stories at 60 Minutes. It was becoming a grandmother. She was hit with a jolt of joy so intense and unexpected, she wanted to “investigate” it—as though it were a news flash. And so, using her 60 Minutes skills, she explored how grandmothering changes a woman’s life, interviewing friends like Whoopi Goldberg, colleagues like Diane Sawyer (and grandfathers, including Tom Brokaw), as well as the proverbial woman next door. Along with these personal accounts, Stahl speaks with scientists and doctors about physiological changes that occur in women when they have grandchildren; anthropologists about why there are grandmothers, in evolutionary terms; and psychiatrists about the therapeutic effects of grandchildren on both grandmothers and grandfathers. Throughout Becoming Grandma, Stahl shares stories about her own life with granddaughters Jordan and Chloe, about how her relationship with her daughter, Taylor, has changed, and about how being a grandfather has affected her husband, Aaron. In an era when baby boomers are becoming grandparents in droves and when young parents need all the help they can get raising their children, Stahl’s book is a timely and affecting read that redefines a cherished relationship.


I Don't Want to Turn 3

I Don't Want to Turn 3

Author: Gramps Jeffrey

Publisher: AuthorHouse

Published: 2021-05-24

Total Pages: 31

ISBN-13: 1665526920

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“And Mommy looks at me like today will be my last day alive.” When does a toddler start to learn right from wrong? What happens in a family that influences a decision going through a young mind? “I Don’t Want to Turn 3” explores the interaction between family that is happening in just about every household in the world.


Don't Bite Your Tongue

Don't Bite Your Tongue

Author: Ruth Nemzoff

Publisher: Macmillan + ORM

Published: 2008-08-05

Total Pages: 289

ISBN-13: 0230614108

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Parents make enormous sacrifices helping children become healthy and autonomous adults. And when children are older, popular wisdom advises parents to let go, disconnect, and bite their tongues. But increasing life spans mean that parents and children can spend as many as five or six decades as adults together: actively parenting adult children is a reality for many families. Dr. Ruth Nemzoff--a leading expert in family dynamics--empowers parents to create close relationships with their adult children, while respecting their independence. Based on personal stories as well as advice that she has accrued from years of coaching, this lively and readable book shows parents how to: -communicate at long distances -discuss financial issues without using money as a form of control -speak up when disapproving of an adult child's partner or childrearing practices -handle adult children's career choices or other midlife changes -navigate an adult child's interreligious, interracial or same sex relationships No other book treats the challenges of parent and adult offspring relationships as part and parcel of a healthy family dynamic. This practical lessons of Don't Bite Your Tongue will help parents play a vital and positive role in their children's lives.


Baby Boomer Toys and Collectibles

Baby Boomer Toys and Collectibles

Author: Carol Turpen

Publisher: Schiffer Book for Collectors

Published: 1998-06

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780764305337

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Photographs and brief descriptions profile popular toys and collectibles from the 1950s and 1960s, with information on current prices for each item.


The Pinch

The Pinch

Author: David Willetts

Publisher: Atlantic Books

Published: 2011-05-01

Total Pages: 150

ISBN-13: 0857891421

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The baby boom of 1945-65 produced the biggest, richest generation that Britain has ever known. Today, at the peak of their power and wealth, baby boomers now run the country; by virtue of their sheer demographic power, they have fashioned the world around them in a way that meets all of their housing, healthcare, and financial needs. In this original and provocative book, David Willetts shows how the baby boomer generation has attained this position at the expense of their children. Social, cultural, and economic provision has been made for the reigning section of society, whilst the needs of the next generation have taken a back seat. Willetts argues that if our political, economic, and cultural leaders do not begin to discharge their obligations to the future, the young people of today will be taxed more, work longer hours for less money, have lower social mobility, and live in a degraded environment in order to pay for their parents' quality of life. Baby boomers, worried about the kind of world they are passing on to their children, are beginning to take note. However, whilst the imbalance in the quality of life between the generations is becoming more obvious, what is less certain is whether the older generation will be willing to make the sacrifices necessary for a more equal distribution. The Pinch is a landmark account of intergenerational relations in Britain. It is essential reading for parents and policymakers alike.