01 Feb Thoughts on Grandparenting During the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Interview with Dr. Renee Cherow-O’Leary

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1. Can you share a bit about your experience during the COVID-19 pandemic? As grandparents, my husband and I have tried to keep enthusiasm high, find new books and activities to share on Face Time, talk and listen, laugh at silly things, celebrate birthdays and Seders,...

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05 Nov Connecting with Your Grandchildren in Pandemic Times and Beyond

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If the Corona Virus teaches us anything, it is that our relationships matter and that our relationships won’t last forever. We know this. Yet, the current pandemic has heightened our awareness of life’s preciousness in a far greater scope than most of us have ever...

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04 Nov Multi-Generational Families and the Covid-19 Pandemic

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The Covid-19 pandemic has impacted every family, and every family differently.  So too has it affected grandparents. Since the onset of the pandemic, the Jewish Grandparents Network has gathered significant anecdotal information about how the crisis has impacted intergenerational relationships and the roles that grandparents...

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12 Oct The Torah of Bubbiehood

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This bubbie has universal wisdom that could change your approach to everyday life. We invite you to watch this wonderful Eli Talk by Jane Shapiro. Discover a personal account of Jane's three Jewish values of Bubbiehood and their impact on family life: Tzimtzum (contraction): The overpowering...

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16 Sep Emotional Challenges and Emotional Wellbeing During the Covid19 Pandemic

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On September 8 and 10, 2020, the Jewish Grandparents Network and the Blue Dove Foundation hosted a two-part series focusing on the emotional challenges grandparents, parents, and children are facing during the Covid19 pandemic and approaches to promoting emotional well-being and resilience. We are pleased...

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05 Sep Influencers Are Everywhere, Not Just on Social Media

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You become who you hang out with, or put more humorously, “funny how much better we understand the Jell-O when we’ve seen the mold.”...

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24 Jul David Raphael Talks About Grandparenting Today

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David Raphael, Jewish Grandparents Network Executive Director, recently appeared on The Book of Life Podcast.  Also appearing on the podcast is actor Ed Asner and Anne-Marie Asner, reading Anne-Marie’s new children's book Bubbe & Zaide.  The Book of Life Podcast is Produced by Feldman Children's...

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02 Mar Grandma, Grandpa, Tell Me a Story: The Special Role of Grandparents as Storytellers in Family Life

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In October 2018, David Raphael, CEO of the Jewish Grandparents Network, facilitated a conversation between Marshall Duke, Charles Howard Candler Professor of Psychology at Emory University, and Ron Wolfson, Fingerhut Professor of Education at American Jewish University. These two master educators explored the role of...

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02 Mar Staying Connected – Letter by Letter

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Fifteen years ago, our first granddaughter was born in San Francisco. Living in Baltimore, Maryland, my husband and I wondered how we would ever establish a warm and caring relationship from so far away. Like many of today’s grandparents, our family experiences were often different.  Many...

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07 Feb The Gift of Trees

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The well-being of the world depends on our generation. How will we respond? Once upon a time, about this time every year, our Hebrew school teachers would tell us the story of Honi Ha’ma’agal – Honi the circle-maker. The story was part of our annual celebration...

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