Boomer Grandparents was created to provide a sharing place for Baby Boomers (born between 1946 and 1960) who are experiencing the joys and challenges of grandparenting in this high-tech world.
Adopting a vegetarian lifestyle approximately 15 years ago, my oldest daughter continues to hear this comment from her 90 yr. old grandmother, (my mom)…“Oh honey, just a little bit of chicken won’t hurt!!” She was in her early 20′s when she made the decision to embrace vegetarianism, and was no longer living at home. At times during her childhood (as my picky eater) if she had the option of choosing her own meals, spaghetti, pizza and mac and cheese would
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I keep hearing this term and even as a BLOGGING Boomer, (I guess that equates to one step above novice computer user) I have no idea what it means. I’ve nosed around the internet reading different explanations and to be honest, I still have no idea what it is. The only time I’ve heard of “ping” was when “pong” was the next word in the sentence. I did find the website: http://www.whatisping.net/, which offered this explanation… The best analogy that I
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As babies and toddlers my daughters had trains, trucks Legos and blocks as well as dolls and mini-kitchenettes to play with. My elderly in-laws found it somewhat unusual but joined the girls on the floor, happily creating Lego structures. I can’t remember why I felt so strongly that they be exposed to playthings long considered “boy” toys. My focus always seemed to be providing pathways for them to explore that would provide an opportunity for them to reach their
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“More than 140,000 children are the victims of identity theft annually in the United States,” according to a study conducted by I.D. Analytics. Could a bankruptcy be tarnishing your grandchild’s credit record? Why wait until they reach adulthood to find out? Chilren are targeted 51 times more than adults because a child’s Social Security number is unused, it’s easy to tie it to a different name and birth date. “Appalled” was my reaction, as I watched a recent news show
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Are you shunning your AARP newsletters? Do you wince at the term “Senior?” I don’t think you’re alone. Have you thought about checking out what’s shaken at your local Senior Center or are you too cool for that nonsense? I just read a delightful article titled “Senior centers seek to draw reluctant baby boomers.” that started me thinking about how Baby Boomers are (or are not) embracing the “S” word. For some reason I haven’t succumbed to age mortification,even though
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Boomer Grandparents face an uphill climb in their quest to maintain a relationship with their tech crazed grandchildren. Finally, someone’s going to help us keep up with all the new technology! If you’re not taking a class at your area senior center, or if you’re a Mac user taking the classes available to you at a local Apple store, there’s nothing available for seniors in regard to computer or social networking classes. The desire is there, we just need the services!
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Handing your key fob, or TV’s remote control over to a baby or toddler is like giving them dynamite to play with. The small, coin-sized lithium batteries within them, can cause severe harm if swallowed. Don’t hesitate….watch this video Protect Children From Lithium Batteries 58% of parents surveyed by Energizer and Safe Kids said their children like adult electronic devices more than their little-kid toys. But whereas children’s toys regularly have child-resistant battery compartments that usually require a screwdriver for
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Change dinnertime from boring to a blast by initiating family dinner games . Create your own questions from topics of interest to your family from area newspapers. The questions can cover world and local news and events. Another option, and great gift idea is to purchase pre-made family question card games. Many of the sets I’ve found, cover a wide variety of topics from weekly family dinners Dinner Games Card Set with Colorful Metal Tin and road trips, to special family occasions like birthdays,
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