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JULY/AUGUST 2012
3 SAFETY BUZZ FOR GRANDKIDS
Summer Without the Slide
Let your grandkids’ minds flourish
in their downtime
6 MEMORIES OF MY
GRANDPARENTS
Writing to Grandma
Open a letter, open the soul
8 GRAND CENTRAL
Reinventing the wheel...
perfect, simple grandparenting...
go-go-giveaway!
12 From Barbie to Bratz
and Beyond
So Sexy So Soon
(book excerpt, part 2)
16 Lost and Found
A mitzvah for a mother-in-law
20 EXTRAORDINARY GRANDS
Michael Feuer Is at It Again
Advice to grandkids:
Dare, dream, do!
24 ON THE COVER
Elvis Presley
Through Lisa Marie’s Eyes
28 SCHOOL READINESS
Sensational Summer
Adventures
Explore your town with the grandkids
30 TOYS ’N TECH
2 for You, 2 for Wheeee!
Watch the sparks fly...
32 HEALTHY GRANDKIDS
A Whole Lot of Juicy
Goodness
Summer produce—eat it, don’t
drink it
34 GRANDPARENT RIGHTS
Money for Visits
The true cost of fighting for a
child’s trust fund
36 Nursing Homes in Trouble
Boomers beware—better
prepare!
38 50 Shades of Grand
Dr. Dorree dishes about erotic
literature
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COVER PHOTO: Elvis image used by permission, Elvis Presley Enterprises, Inc.
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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of GRAND Magazine - July/August 2012