_ Grandparenting Parenting10 Things Grieving Children Want You to Know By Sondra Forsyth articleOne in 20 children will lose a parent by the age of 18. Most Americans will experience the death of … Read More→
_ Grandparenting Sports InjuriesDo Your Grandkids Play Sports? What You Should Know about Concussions By Jane Farrell articleWith spring sports like baseball, softball, and soccer coming up, parents and grandparents need to be aware of why concussions … Read More→
_ GrandparentingHelping a Grandchild Overcome A College Setback By Jane Farrell articleCollege acceptance letters can be an exciting time for high school seniors and a realization of a goal achieved. Although … Read More→
_ Aging Well Brain Health Caregiving GrandparentingWe Are Meant to Live Long and Lucid Lives! By Sondra Forsyth articleHumans (and certain whales) are unique among vertebrates in that we typically live long past our reproductive years, and most … Read More→
Grandparenting Kid's & Teen Health Mental & Emotional Health Parenting Stress-Free Living5 Behaviors That Help Teens Learn To Bounce Back By Adprime Admin articleAs a parent or grandparent of teens, you know that adolescence is a time of high stress for many youngsters. … Read More→
_ Grandparenting ParentingThe 10 Responsibilities of a Leader...Who's a Parent or Grandparent By Adprime Admin article As the stages of life advance, the stages of our responsibilities advance too. From taking care of ourselves, to … Read More→
GrandparentingSolo Grandparents Raising Grandchildren at Risk for Serious Health Problems By articleSingle grandparents raising grandchildren are more vulnerable to poor physical and mental health than are single parents, according to a … Read More→
_ GrandparentingA History of Grandmothers? By articleDid your grandmother ever encourage you to find a romantic partner? If so, she may be carrying out a tradition … Read More→
Aging Well GrandparentingOlder Adults Possess Important Forms of Expertise By articleJust in time for Grandparents’ Day 2015, coming up on September 13th, researchers at Chapman University in California published an … Read More→
Grandparenting Kid's & Teen Health ParentingDrivers Admit to Using Cellphones While Driving, Even with Kids in the Car By Adprime Admin articleA study done at the University of California, San Diego and published in August 2015 in Journal of Transport & … Read More→
Grandparenting Medical CareHospitals Overestimate Ability to Deliver Fast Stroke Care By Adprime Admin articleHospitals often overestimate their performance in providing fast delivery of anti-clotting medication to stroke patients, according to new findings published … Read More→
Grandparenting Kid's & Teen Health over-the-counter medicines ParentingHealth Food Stores Recommend “Adult Use” OTC Supplements to Teens By articleParent and grandparent alert! Fifteen year olds are not only able to buy over-the-counter dietary supplements from a sampling of … Read More→
Cancer Center GrandparentingIntegrative Approaches to Understanding Cancer By articleResearchers at the H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute in Tampa, Florida are using integrative approaches to study … Read More→
_ Eating Disorders (anorexia/bulemia, hypergymnasia, etc.) GrandparentingAre You Encouraging Your Grandkids to Have An Eating Disorder? By articleAccording to Stanford psychologist Dr. Megan Jones, who also serves as Chief Science Officer of Lantern (www.golantern.com), the groundbreaking mobile … Read More→
Grandparenting Kid's & Teen HealthSafety First for Your Grandchildren’s Holiday Gifts By thirdAGE articleThe injury rate for children has increased nearly 40 percent from 1990 through 2011. Foot-powered scooters are a leading cause, … Read More→
_ Grandparenting Kid's & Teen Health Mental & Emotional Health ParentingCan Fiction Heighten Empathy? By Sondra Forsyth articleIf you read stories to your grandchildren and also read fiction for your own pleasure, you may be improving the ability of both the children and yourself to understand what other people are thinking or feeling. That’s the finding of a study presented on August 7th 2014 at the American Psychological Association's 122nd Annual Convention in Washington D.C. by psychologist Raymond Mar from York University in Canada.
_ GrandparentingWatching Grandkids Once a Week Keeps Grandmas Sharp By articleTaking care of grandchildren one day a week helps keep grandmothers mentally sharp, according to a study from the Women's Healthy Aging Project in Australia, published online April 8th 2014 in Menopause, the journal of The North American Menopause Society (NAMS). That's good news for women after menopause, when women need to lower their risks of developing Alzheimer's disease and other cognitive disorders.