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• Pop-Pop, Nana, Bubbe & Moo: Involving Your Parents in Your Children’s Lives

  by Elizabeth Jerrett, with the collective wisdom of other Parents League members

  
  Why Grandparents are Important With their stories about the past, grandparents are a visible link to a family’s history. They help to give children a sense of identity as well as insight into their place in society. Observing their parents as the children of someone else helps humanize parents and may soften that famous quote from humorist Sam Levenson, “The reason grandparents and grandchildren get along so well is that they have a common enemy.” Grandparents can enjoy grandchildren more freely because they are not burdened by the perceived notion that they reflect on their status as good parents. They are often freer to care less about what other people think and may have more time to play silly games, cavort in the park and experience their own “second childhoods.” They have more time just to listen. Read More...

• New York, A Wonderful Town (for Grandparents)

  by Anne Doyle, Family Travel, The Parents League

  New York City and grandchildren can be a winning combination. There are so many ways to get to know and have fun with your grandchildren besides gathering at restaurants or baby-sitting. Look beyond the usual playgrounds, museums, zoos and aquariums and the city can open up new worlds for everyone, including you. With certain ground rules in place, and a little planning, the experience can be riveting. Read More...