GRAND Magazine - September/October 2011 - (Page 7)
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SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2011
8 GRAND CENTRAL
Rise and rally in DC...Down-
home & big-city g’kids...Parrots
and eye patches, anyone?
12 2011 GRANDparent of
the Year
Honoring grands who keep
on giving
22 ON THE COVER
Michael Beckwith and
Rickie Byars Beckwith:
Love Is As Love Does
26 NEW GRANDPARENTS
On Becoming GRAND
Are there enough words to
express the feeling?
28 Is Retirement Getting
Better or Worse?
An attitude adjustment might
be in order
32 DR MARION
Prepare for CARE
4 questions to help you plan for
long-term care
34 Facebook Faux Pas
Don’t let it happen to you!
36 GRANDFAMILIES
GRANDPARENTS MONTH
Your g’kid’s essay or video could
win them a $1,000 scholarship!
COVER PHOTO: Nelson Vega of NVPixels
40 GRANDPARENT RIGHTS
Just Be There
What to do when your g’kids’
upbringing drives you crazy
43 KINSHIP
and kids
46 TOYS ’N TECH
No-Sweat Tech
This time the fun stuff is for you
48 Education Is Child’s Play
Atari inventor Nolan Bushnell’s
plan to fix education
52 GRAND FINALE
his stuff
SEPT OCT 2011 GRAND 7
Happy Grandparents Day!
54 Elder Law 101
Make sure your lawyer knows
44
RESOURCES
44 Sex Talk
Wise words about STDs
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