contents August 2009 20 28 Yakety-Yak 30 Keep talking: It’s how children learn. By Ruth Nathan Everything you need for a home crafts center. By J. C. Metzger 30 Crafty Grands 32 ASK GRAND 13 GRAND CENTRAL 20 On the Cover: Teens have a “grand” weekend; immunizations we all need; the GaGa Sisterhood. T oo-Soon Great Help! My granddaughter is pregnant. By Lillian Carson 34 Dual Personalities 36 The Toy Box You Can Get Anything That You Want Helping children be a part of two cultures. By Renee Gray-Wilburn 36 38 6 GRAND AUGUST Arlo Guthrie keeps his family close. By Susan Cross 25 Woodstock ’09: Still Rockin’ Take the g’kids and blow their minds. By Jeanne Sager From my father to my granddaughter. By Ann Peachman Preschoolers as chefs. By Judyann Ackerman Grant 38 Love Is Messy 26 We Were Stardust, We But what do we tell the grandkids? By Abigail Gripman 2009 Were Golden… 47 RESOURCES 48 GRAND FINALE By Sherry Hanson Waiting for My Grandson Cover photography courtesy of Arlo Guthrie. This page (top, left) by Annie Leibovitz