These books for grandparents give advice about how to be a better grandparent or concern issues of importance to grandparents.
Grandmothers, by Lauren Cowen and Jayne Wexler, is a grandmother book that all generations will enjoy. It includes stories about famous grandmothers, grandmothers of the famous and unsung grandmothers who are nonetheless the stars of enormously poignant stories. Gorgeous black-and-white photos complement the stories and make this coffee table book fun to look at as well as inspiring to read.
In her fifty years as a practicing pediatrician, Charlotte E. Thompson, M.D., has seen many a child with special needs. A grandmother herself, Dr. Thompson offers advice about grandparenting a child with special needs.
Philadelphia-based writer Elizabeth LaBan enlisted the help of her mother and father-in-law to produce this engaging and eclectic little book, a worthy addition to the field of books for grandparents. Subtitled, "Games, Activities, Tips, How-Tos, and All-Around Fun," the book also contains a valuable "refresher course" in baby care.
Writers including Judith Viorst, Elizabeth Berg and Letty Cottin Pogrebin turn their considerable talents to the subject of grandmothering, detailing their personal journeys with warmth and wit. Their adventures in grandmothering are bound to strike answering chords with other grandmothers.
This addition to the field of grandparenting books will enhance the grandparenting experience with its humor, wisdom and insights. Twenty grandparent authors have contributed essays on subjects ranging from becoming a grandparent to being a long-distance grandparent to dealing with rejection from a grandchild.
Living a lifestyle we love in spite of advancing age is the dream of almost everyone who has attained middle age. Linda Altoonian has been offering advice about aging gracefully in her newspaper column for years. Now she has compiled a comprehensive guide to senior living, with sections on diet, exercise, grandparenting, volunteering and safety for seniors.
This first-person account of becoming a grandmother will make you laugh out loud, but author Adair Lara gives excellent advice as well. This book would make a perfect gift for new grandmothers, but can be enjoyed by everyone who has entered the grandparenting phase of their lives.
This fourth edition of the popular, award-winning book features updated resources and a chapter for tweens, teens and beyond. One of the best grandparent books, it draws upon the expertise of over 350 grandparents, parents and grandchildren who responded to the authors' questionnaires, but also bears the stamp of the two authors, a mother-in-law, daughter-in-law team.
If you've ever needed grandparenting inspiration, meet Super Granny! This book by Sally Wendkos Olds is subtitled "Great Stuff to do With Your Grandkids," and it lives up to its title. It is a compilation of stories from real-life grandparents about what they do with their grandchildren.
One of the decisions facing a grandparent-to-be is choosing his or her grandparent name. Modern grandparents are forsaking traditional names such as Grandma and Papa in favor of names that are more individual. "You Can Call Me Hoppa" contains many suggestions for grandparent names, as well as short stories about how grandparents ended up with their special names.
This book for new grandparents, Teach Yourself Grandparenting, contains lots of commonsense advice especially geared for those who are just becoming grandparents. Besides advice about everyday concerns such as diet and discipline, the book contains sections on being a step-grandparent, being a grandparent to a special needs child, navigating family feuds and many other subjects of concern.
Two professors take on the commercial establishmentand how they market to girls in "Packaging Girlhood," subtitled "Rescuing Our Daughters from Marketer's Schemes." The five chapters outlining the problem deal with what girls wear, watch, listen to, read and do. The sixth chapter gives advice about how to talk to daughters and encourage them to resist marketing schemes. Parents and grandparents of girls will benefit from a reading of this book which exposes how retailers market to girls.
