GRAND Magazine - September/October 2018 - 34

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6 grandparenting books not to miss!
Grandmothering - The Secrets to
Making a Difference While Having
the Time of Your Life

Author: Linda Eyre
Publisher: Deseret
Book Company:
Grandmothers
make the best cookies
and give the best
hugs, but there's so
much more to being
the kind of grandmother who leaves a
legacy that stands
the test of time. New
York Times #1 bestselling author and
grandmother Linda
Eyre shares her
secret formula for
teaching your grandchildren values, building
meaningful connections with them, and giving
them grit and resilience in an ever-changing
world. Broken into short, digestible chapters for
quick reading, this guidebook is filled with timetested advice and stories from a panel of grandmothers, plus an appendix of easy, delicious
recipes to feed a crowd at your next family
reunion. BUY

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Unconditional Love - A Guide To
Navigate the Joys and Challenges
of Being a Grandparent Today

Author: Jane Isay
Publisher: HarperCollins
Publishers
What made
Unconditional Love so
unique and appealing to
me was the last part of her
book titled: "Growing Up.
Growing Old." It's a hopeful
message for grandparents
of adolescent grandchildren about the pleasures
and possibilities of a
deeper relationship with
an adult grandchild. The
first part of the book offers
sound advice on how to
prepare for a new grandchild. Try to deal with old
wounds and make peace. Become more accepting, take
responsibility for any early negativity and develop
patience and empathy for parents who are the busiest
generation we've ever known. The second part of the
book explains the intangible gifts we give our grandchildren. Isay calls them the four pillars of the moral imagination: empathy, perspective, knowledge, and agency.
The third part of the book covers real issues and real
solutions. BUY

Being A Proactive Grandfather -
How to Make a Difference

Author: Richard Eyre
Publisher: Dereret Books
New York Times #1 bestselling author, Richard Eyre
encourages grandfathers
to ask themselves a very
important question: what
kind of grandfather will you
be? Will you be a "disengaged grandfather," who
downsizes to an adults-only
condo in Sun City by a golf
course and rarely sees his
grandkids? Will you be a
"limited grandfather," a
"supportive grandfather,"
or-best of all-will you be
a "proactive grandfather"?
Only when we choose to be proactive does grandfathering become effective, consequential, and truly fun.
At this level, you deliberately ponder the needs you can
uniquely fulfill, and you set goals and plans to enhance
your grandchildren's lives (in concert and in teamwork
with the goals and stewardship of their parents). This
approach will stretch and test you, but it will also reward
you with levels of fulfillment, well-being, love, and peace
otherwise unobtainable. BUY

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