GRAND Magazine - September/October 2016 - 11

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Grandsmatter.org

The National Association for Grandparenting
was founded to support a pioneering initiative to raise awareness, provide resources,
and create a movement in which grandparents and grandchildren thrive. For a small fee
($24 a year), you receive membership benefits, including access to their clearinghouse
of information on Grandsmatter.org, which
offers top-notch resources and insights to
grandparents. They also provide services
for those running family businesses and are
helping to lead an international effort to
bring attention to the role of grandparenting. READ MORE

Grandparents.about.com

Susan Adcox, the official Grandparenting
Expert for About.com is committed to creating a website that is responsive to the needs
of all grandparents. Whether you're raising
your grandchildren, seeking to restore contact
with them, or simply wanting to have fun with
the grandkids, you'll find something helpful at
GrandparentsonAbout.com. "With the exception of parenting, being a grandparent may be
the most important job that many of us will
ever have, and I love helping grandparents do it
well," Susan said. READ MORE

InvisibleGrandparents.com

This unique website was founded by Patricia
Hansen, Ph.D. to provide a place where invisible
grands (grandparents estranged from their adult
children and grandchildren) can turn when faced
with this heartbreaking situation. Because she has
a granddaughter, now 13, who she's not seen for
9 years, and a 15-year-old grandson that she has
only seen a few times, Dr. Hansen speaks from
firsthand experience. READ MORE

Raisingyourgrandchildren.com

If you're like millions of grands now raising
grandchildren, this site is for you. Not only is
it a font of information, it features personal
stories from grandparents across the United
States and Canada. You'll be able to read
personal stories about other grandparents
who have legally adopted their grandchildren, as well as those who are "informally
raising" their grandchildren with no legal
protection. READ MORE

NanaHood.com

Founded by Teresa Bell Kindred, NanaHood
celebrates the second half of the motherhood journey. She believes being a grandparent is an honor, and that being an involved
and loving grandparent can change lives. The
website covers health, technology, fashion,
travel, recipes, and children's books, and loves
having "guest columnists" who share their
stories. "If you are a grandparent and you
have a story to tell, feel free to reach out to
me," Teresa said. READ MORE

HoneyGood.com

GrandparentsLink.com

Grandparentslink.com gives readers VIP access
('cause yes, you are very important) to all that is
grand for grandparents, parents, families, and
your individual self. They are hip, they are current,
and they keep their readers in the know, offering
features on relationships, health, nutrition, tested
recipes, personal wellbeing...plus the latest products, gift ideas, books, arts & crafts, and mindfulness. Founders Leslie and Kay are friends, moms,
grandmas, and business associates for over 15
years. READ MORE

Honey Good is a wife, mother, daughter, grandmother
to 24 (yes, 24 grandchildren!) who call her Honey,
girlfriend to many, writer, and owner of HoneyGood.
com, a site for stylish women over fifty. Honey loves
supporting women in finding their inner beauty and
offers 'personal' stories on blended families, widowhood, suicide, remarriage, cancer, why you should
own that little black dress, tips on buying that properly fitted shoe, travel, and how to survive everything
from losing your car keys in the onion bin to packing
for that fabulous trip! READ MORE

WhatHappensAtGrandmas.com

Former art educator Joyce Gillis provides a resource of tested ideas that bring families together for
the purpose of giving children a solid sense of belonging and security. She believes that's best accomplished when grandma, the family matriarch, makes her home an irresistible magnet, a welcoming
haven of comfort, safety, love, affirmation, spontaneous originality, and infectious joy for the entire
extended family. READ MORE

We hope you enjoyed learning about these fabulous websites, and if there are others you love, please click here to send us a note.

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