Grandloving: Making Memories With Your Grandchildren, Third Edition [Paperback]

Sue Johnson (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0967534992 | ISBN-13: 978-0967534992 | Publication Date: February 2003 | Edition: Third

Selected as "Outstanding" by Parent Council, winner of the National Parenting Publications Gold Award, and recipient of the Seal of Approval from The National Parenting Center, this new third edition of "Grandloving" is the upbeat comprehensive sourcebook grandparents will find truly helpful.

It highlights tips from 350 families worldwide, heartfelt ideas for holidays, visits, and family traditions, reminders about child development, help for grandparents caring for their grandchildren, an extensive list of resources and book reviews, plus helpful logos, 95 illustrations, and an easy to use 7 page index.

Whether you live near to or far from your grandchildren, you’ll grow closer to them as you use Grandloving’s creative ideas to become the grandparent every child wants!

Editorial Reviews

Review

“As a loving grandfather and cartoon creator who has never grown up, let me say Grandloving is a true treasury for every age!”  —Bil Keane, creator, The Family Circus

“A peppy, upbeat, easy-to-read sourcebook for making memories with your grandchildren.”  —Arthur Kornhaber, M.D., author, The Grandparent Solution and The Grandparent Guide

“A grandparent classic—a well-rounded, practical, and complete resource!”  —Suzy Martyn, author, Enjoy the Ride: Tools, Tips, and Inspiration for the Most Common Parenting Challenges

“With humor, wisdom, and been-there experience, Grandloving covers everything from what to do for an expectant mom to how to connect with a grandteen.”  —Gun Denhart, co-founder, Hanna Andersson Clothing Company

"The ultimate guide for grandparents who want to bond with their grandchildren and keep them entertained, but aren't exactly sure how."  —Barbara Graham, author, Eye of My Heart: 27 Writers Reveal the Hidden Pleasures and Perils of Being A Grandmother.

"Grandloving will provide countless creative ideas and activities to build a loving, fulfilling relationship with your grandchildren. I highly recommend it!"  —Cheri Fuller, author, Connect With Your Grandkids

"The book is packed with do-able, inexpensive and clever grandparenting ideas. The new "Quick Tips" at the end of the chapters are great for busy Grands, and the helpful resources make this book a 'must-have' for grandparents everywhere!"  —Janet Teitsort, author, Long Distance Grandma

"Grandloving provides a dollop of sage advice mixed with hundreds of practical recipes for fostering communication across the generations. This book should sit on your shelf next to your cookbooks. It will help you nurture your progeny."  —Dr. Ruth Nemzoff, author, Don't Bite Your Tongue: How to Foster Rewarding Relationships with Your Adult Children

--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

From the Publisher

Welcome to grandparenting where the boundless enthusiasm of grandchildren and the timeless love of grandparents meet. Today’s grandparents are eager to grow closer to their grandchildren, no matter how distant their homes.

With its lighthearted narrative and no-fail projects "Grandloving" helps grandparents and grandchildren make heartfelt memories. It’s the only grandparenting book co-authored by a two generational mother-in-law/daughter-in-law team and that also offers such broad input from so many families from all over the world. If you choose do or mail one activity a week, you’ll find enough ideas in "Grandloving" to last you more than four years! This is one guidebook you'll really use!

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Product Details

• Paperback: 288 pages
• Publisher: Heartstrings Pr; Third edition (February 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0967534992
• ISBN-13: 978-0967534992
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (57 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,348,473 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Meet this unique mother / daughter-in-law / daughter team
Authors of Grandloving: Making Memories with Your Grandchildren, 5thed

Sue Johnson
Sue Johnson, is the founder of Gramma's Graphics, Inc., Heartstrings Press, and the online resource www.grandloving.com. A mother of three, grandmother of seven and an honorary mother of eight exchange students, Sue is passionate about family. When her initial Grandloving query to 150 of their friends snowballed into 350 responses, Sue knew she'd struck a chord with enthusiastic grandparents. As a long-distance grandmother, she uses ideas from her years as a teacher to enliven communications with her grandchildren.
Known as a contemporary grandparenting expert, Sue serves as a judge for the Mom's Choice Award. She, with her husband of 50 years, lives on the Northern Neck of Virginia.

Julie Carlson
Julie Carlson, Sue's daughter-in-law, also a former teacher, is a happily married mother of three sons (ages eighteen, fourteen, and eight) who lives and works near Philadelphia. She is an honors graduate of Yale (1988) and an alumna of the Radcliffe Publishing Course (1988).
An editor since 1989, Julie freelances for the university presses at Harvard and Yale. Julie's developmental editing and writing have shaped many high-profile nonfiction manuscripts, many of which have garnered praise from major review media such as the New York Times and Washington Post.

Elizabeth Bower
Elizabeth Bower, Sue's daughter, lives with her husband and two sons in Missouri. She taught elementary grades for eleven years and progressed to mentoring student teachers at Northwestern and teaching at Loyola University. Passionate about teaching, Bower began her studies in education at Connecticut College. She spent a year at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland and graduated with a master's degree from the Harvard Graduate School of Education.
Elizabeth is experiencing long distance Grandloving first hand as their sons have grandparents in Singapore and England. As the newest member of the team, she brings fresh insights to the group. Elizabeth too serves as a distinguished judge for the Mom's Choice Award.

Committed to uniting the generations, Sue, Julie, and Elizabeth have authored many articles and features for grandparenting and parenting publications and websites. They are available for interviews, articles, and presentations

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

24 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A good book with lots of great ideas for grandparents., November 19, 1999

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Carol (Branson, MO, United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Grandloving : Making Memories with Your Grandchildren (Paperback)

This book covers the gamut when it comes to finding fun things to do with children. Because my new grandson is 800 miles away, I especially liked all of the long-distance grandparenting ideas. I would recommend it to anyone, mothers and fathers as well as grandparents.

18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great tips and training, e.g. how to talk to a toddler!, October 20, 1999

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Molly Hunter Giles "Molly Hunter Giles" (Canandaigua, New York) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Grandloving : Making Memories with Your Grandchildren (Paperback)

I found GRANDLOVING a treasury of tips and suggestions, and not only for grandparents! Aunts, uncles, friends, teachers, childless former college roommates -- all of us who want to connect with kids and bridge the generations -- need its help! The authors are gentle, humorous instructors who show us how to slow down and focus on details for "toddler talk"... why a megaforce Hello Hug may bring tears instead of kisses... why to wear slouchy sweats and "get down" where kids really live and play -- on the rug. With this book's advice and its easy-to-engineer activities, crafts and gifts, we are truly ready for "Funlove" between grown-ups and children.

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars More than two hundred fun and easy activities, February 22, 2001

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Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Grandloving : Making Memories With Your Grandchildren (Paperback)

Now in a revised and expanded second edition, Grandloving: Making Memories With Your Grandchildren is more effective than ever as a compendium of tips, ideas and suggestions for grandparents to bond with their grandchildren. More than two hundred fun and easy activities drawn from 350 families are presented along with sound advice, helpful suggestions, and inexpensive do-together projects. Whether it something special for family holidays and celebrations, or just a rainy-day or weekend visit pastime, Grandloving will have everything you need to plan and implement a truly memory making event. Enthusiastically recommended for grandparents of any age or circumstance, Grandloving's engaging, "reader friendly" text is enhanced with reminders about child development, an extensive list of resources, helpful logos, and an easy-to-use index.